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the species has never been noted from any of the other states falling 

 within the scope of this paper. It occurs, however, in Ohio ("W. H. 

 Smith, '82, p. 672), from which state it is also listed by Cope (1900, 

 p. 1149) and Morse (1901). 



It seems highly probable that many of the western New York 

 localities given by Macauley ('29) for the rattlesnake may, in reality,, 

 refer to this species. 



23 Crotalus horridus Linn. 



Banded rattlesnake 

 De Kay. Crotalus durissus 

 Jordan. Crotalus horridus 

 Tail with a rattle. Top of head covered entirely with scales. 

 Scales in 29 rows. 



Fig. 24 Crotalus horridus 



Color above, bright yellowish to dark brown ; two series of dark 

 brown to black spots on each side of median line, often confluent 

 across back ; tail black ; below, yellowish white to gray. Length 

 60 inches. 



Macauley ('29, p. 514) gives an interesting and detailed account 

 of the distribution, at that date, of the rattlesnake. 



" They are found on Long Island and Manhattan Island ; in some 

 parts of the Highlands ; around the head of Lake Champlain ; at 

 and around Lake George ; at Glenville, in the county of Schenec- 

 tady ; at the Noses, in the county of Montgomery ; along some parts 



