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Both Lave a white collar ; and in both the white spots are more 

 or less bifid on the sides : in the Agra specimen they are resolved 

 into a white vertebral line on the posterior half of the body. 



The white of the upper parts in life is bright yellow, fading rapidly 

 to white in spirit ; and the collar is bright canary -yellow, brighter 

 than the rest of the colouring. 



This species is another instance of how the Central and South 

 Indian fauna stretches upwards to the north-west, even so far as 

 Lahore. 



Leptorhytaon jara, Shaw ; Gthr. I. c. p. 321. 

 Hab. Garo Hills. 



Pareas monticola, Cantor ; Gthr. I.e. p. 327. 



Total length 22f, tail 3-| inches ; ventrals 192, caudals 70. 



This specimen differs from Giinther's description in no lower 

 labials entering the orbit, from which they are excluded by the 

 lower anterior and posterior oculars. The latter is a very long 

 curved linear shield, forming the under margin of the orbit. The 

 upper extremity of the fourth labial comes in between the two 

 shields, but is excluded from the orbit by them. 



I have noticed a similar character in a specimen from Cherra 

 Poongi, which had also the anterior pair of chin-shields almost con- 

 fluent. 



Darjecling, 2250 feet. 



Blyth's " Dipsas monticola, Cantor," J. A. S. vol. xxiii. p. 29.4, 

 alluded to by Giinther in his ' Reptiles of Iadia,' p. .327, is Oi/clo- 

 2)hisfranatus, Gthr., from Assam. The only observable difference 

 between the specimen in this Museum and that described by Giinther 

 is, that the anterior frontals are more than half the size of the pos- 

 terior. It agrees, however, with the description in every other par- 

 ticular except that the ventrals are 158 instead of 1C5, and the 

 caudals 106 instead of 95. 



The only other specimens of this species are from Afghanistan, 

 Mesopotamia, and Khasi Hills. 



Eryx johnii, Russell; Gthr. I.e. p. 334. 



This is a very common species in the North-west Provinces, and 

 indeed over the dry country of North-western India. 

 Sab. Agra. 



Ophiophagus elafs, Schleg. ; Gthr. I.e. p. 341. 



Length of specimen 8 ft. 2 in. ; ventrals 243, caudals 85. 



This Snake does not appear to be uncommon in Sikkim and 

 Assam, and is of not unfrequent occurrence in Burmah. The 

 largest specimen that has come under my observation is one, in 

 length 1 1 ft. 9f in., from Debrooghur, Assam ; but it is a stretched 

 skin. This specimen in life was 10 feet long. After having been 

 pierced with a spear, and the spear had been removed, it became as 

 lively as ever, and kept up a running fight for 30 or 40 yards. In 



