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Above, grayish brown to chestnut brown, sometimes with a paler- 

 dorsal band ; three light colored spots behind head ; beneath, salmon- 

 pink. Length 15 inches. 



" Extralimital ; Massachusetts." De Kay, p. 41 



"Common under stones and leaves." Mearns. '98, p. 327 



" Common in the Schoharie valley; most often seen after sun- 

 down." Mearns. '99, p. 345 



" Abundant in southeastern New York." Eckel. 1901, p. 153 



" Fairly common near Ithaca." Reed. 1901 



"Common in the farming country, but seldom seen in the hills,, 

 of Rockland county." Wallace. 1901 



18 Eutaenia saurita (Linn.) 

 Ribbon snake 

 De Kay. Leptophis saurita 

 Jordan. Thamnophis sauritus 

 Form elongate ; slender ; scales strongly keeled, in 19 rows; tail 

 one third (or more) of total length of body. 



Color light brown, 

 with three light yel- 

 low stripes which 



are often margined 

 with black ; abdo- 

 men greenish white. 



Length 36 inches. Pig. 19 Eutaenia saurita 



The lateral stripe is 



on the third and fourth rows of scales, while in Eutaenia sir- 



talis it occupies the second and third rows. 



" Common, especially in fields and meadows through which 

 streams flow and where mice are abundant." Mearns. '98, p. 

 32T 



"In Westchester and Putnam counties this species appears to be 

 even more abundant than Eutaenia sir talis." Eckel. 1901,, 

 p. 154 



" Common near Ithaca." Reed. 1901 



"Frequently found in Rockland county." Wallace. 1901 



