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are only barely distinguishable. The dorsal stripe is three whole and 

 two half scales wide on the body, and two whole and two half scales 

 wide on the tail. The orange colors have turned to light pink after 

 nine months immersion in alcohol. In the adoption of the scientific 

 name of this and the next following species the present writer follows 

 Van Denburgh and Slevin (1913, p. 411). 



The specimen captured was found on June 8 at six p.m., coiled be- 

 side a stone in front of a hole, into which it abruptly disappeared when 

 approached. The red colors were conspicuous in the living snake from 

 the moment it was discovered. The stomach was apparently empty. 



Sonora occipitalis (Hallowell) 

 Desert Burrowing Snake 



The two specimens secured (nos. 5547, 554S i were the only ex- 

 amples of this species noted. In each the body scale rows are 15 and 

 the loreals 1-1 ; other features as follows: 



Black bands Total Tail 



Gastro- Uro- , * , length in length in 



Nos. steges steges on body on tail millimeters millimeters 



5547 161 46 31 9 104 36 



5548 163 41 32 10 318 53 



The life-colors of this species (see Richardson, 1910, p. 383) have 

 faded more quickly and completely in alcohol in the present specimens 

 than in any of the other reptiles in the collection. The yellow and red 

 bands are now, after nine months, entirely white, although the speci- 

 mens have been kept in the dark. 



Two of these docile little snakes were found on the gravelly, 

 creosote-dotted plains south of Blythe Junction. One was taken late 

 in the afternoon, the other early in the morning, ami neither was 

 active. One was caked with clay as though it had just emerged from 

 the soil. Mr. H. A. Smith of Blythe Junction, to whom I showed 

 one of the above examples, said he once found one of these snakes 

 in the hard soil of his yard and some distance below the surface. 



Lampropeltis boylii (Baird and Girard) 

 Boyle King Snake 



The only specimen taken (no. 5543) shows no trace of longitudinal 

 striping as in "California/ " from San Diego, Riverside, San Bernar- 

 dino ("Waterman Canon), and Fresno counties. A very few of the 



