438 F. Stoliczka — On Indian and Burmese Ophidians. [No. 4, 



Below, anterior half bright yellow, gradually passing into dull 

 greenish white on the posterior half ; most of the ventrals with two 

 large quadrangular, sometimes confluent, blackish spots, these spots 

 become less distinct on the posterior belly, and disappear on the 

 tail. The bent up portion of all the ventrals is dusky brown ; 

 tail below most minutely freckled with dark. 



I have compared several specimens of typical macrops with four 

 specimens referable to SiMimensis, but I confess I cannot persuade 

 myself to believe that they belong to two distinct species. It is true, 

 none of the four specimens of the latter have a dorsal series of distinct 

 pale spots and a very distinct collar, while seven specimens of typical 

 macrops, which I examined, have the dorsal series of pale yellowish 

 spots distinct, but Grunther says of his macrophthalmus " uniform or 

 with a dorsal series of reddish brown spots." This statement almost 

 removes the last doubt one could have about the identity of the 

 two forms. Both have 20-25 closely set maxillary teeth, the two last 

 stronger but scarcely separated by an interspace from the others. 



I also received through Mr. Kurz a specimen of macrops from 

 the Pegu hills between Prome and Tonghoo. 



Teopidonotus plumbicolob,, (I. R, p. 272). 



This species extends from Ceylon all through South India, Cen- 

 tral India, Qualior and northwards towards Amballa. Dr. Waagen 

 lately obtained through a collector a specimen from as far east as 

 Sahibgunj, on the west side of the Ganges, and this locality may be 

 regarded as the present known eastern limit of the distributional 

 province of the species : it lies almost on the boundary between the 

 Indian and the Malayan fauna. 



The collar is in young specimens bright yellow or orange, chang- 

 ing to white in spirits. It disappears in some specimens sooner 

 than in others, occasionally long before they are full grown. 



~Fam. Psammophidje. 



PsAMMOPHIS CONDANURUS, (I. E., p. 291). 



A specimen collected by Dr. Day at Hurdwar agrees in colora- 

 tion with those'* described from Simla, in J. A. S. B., vol. xxxix, 



* Dr. Anderson has been so kind as to re-describe these specimens in Proc. 

 Zool. Soc., for 1871, p. 182. 



