80 Proceedings of the Zoological Society. 



Mr. Fox exhibited several birds, which he stated had formed part of 

 an extensive collection made in Iceland by the Curator of the Durham 

 Museum. * 



The second part of Dr. Theodore Cantor's paper, entitled " Spicilegium 

 Serpentium Indicorum," was read. In this paper numerous new species 

 of Indian serpents are thus characterized : — 



■B. Innocuous Serpents. 

 Genus Calamaria, Linne. 

 Calamaria sagittaria. Cat. partim cinerea, partim ferruginea, serie 

 dorsali punctorum nigrorum, nucha capiteque albicantibus, imagine sagittce 

 nigra ornatis ; corpore squamis leevibus imbricatim tecto ; abdomine citrino, 

 punctis lateralibus nigris, vitta livida utrinque incluso. 

 Scuta abdominalia 224. 

 Scutella subcaudalia 69. 

 Habitat. Bengal, Tirhoot. 



Partly ash-coloured, partly rusty-brown, with a series of black dots 

 along the back ; the head and neck whitish, with an arrow-shaped black 

 mark ; covered with smooth rhomboidal imbricate scales ; the stomach 

 of a citrine colour, with lateral black dots, and a blue black band on 

 either side. 



Vernacular name, Doblee. 



Calamaria monticola. Cal. olivaceo-fusca, collari lezte Jlavo, line a dorsali 

 albicante, abdomine citrino. 



Scuta abdominalia 125. 

 Scutella subcaudalia 44. 

 Habitat. Naga Hills in Assam. 



Dark olive-brown, with a bright yellow collar and a whitish dorsal 

 line ; beneath of a citrine colour. 



Genus Coronella, Boie. 



Coronella albocincta. Cor. viride-canescens, fasciis transversalibus albis 

 nigro marginatis, quorum intervalla nigro punctata ; scutis abdominalibus 

 albo-flavescentibus, alterne fuscis. 

 Scuta abdominalia 181. 

 Scutella subcaudalia 65. 

 Habitat. Chirra Punji, Assam. 



