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Localities : — 

 a, c, e— Central Australia, coll. R. T. Mitchell, 1897 

 6— Finke River, coll. C. Winnecke, 1896. 

 d— Barrow Oreek, coll. Thos. Hanley, December 24, 1907 

 /, g, /i-Barrow Creek, coll. F. R. W. Scott, September 24, 1908 

 i-iLverard Range, ooll. Capt. S. A. White, July, 1914. 

 [The pink adder was found under a bush of porcupine 

 grass (TrwdmJ; it showed fight and flattened out its neck 

 to a surprising extent. The natives expressed great fear of 

 the snake, and called it ^'Mythunda."] 



Mr ^Rp^r ?^\^r'?r'V acknowledging assistance rendered by 



^con.^.' ft' ^^^' "' ^^'' preparation of the drawings 



accompanying this paper. ^ 



Upper view of Head. 



Lower view of Head. 



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Fig. Ic. 

 Head in profile. 



