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species) swallowing an Eutsenia or Striped Snake. He (Howey) struck 

 the snake with the scythe, cutting it in two about three inches from its 

 head, when to his surprise a tail stuck out. He drew it out, and then 

 discovered it to be an Eutasnia, about two-thirds as long as the OpMbolus, 

 It had, of course, been swallowed head foremost, and the head was nearly 

 digested. 



Ophibolus doliatus Linnaeus. 



Red or Corn Snake. 



Coluber doliatus, Linn^us, Gmblin, Harlan. 

 Coluber coccineut, Bldmenbach, Kirtland. 

 Coronella cocoinea, Schlegel. 

 Coronella doliata, Holbrook, GuNTBiiR. 

 Ophiiolm doliatus, et gentilis, Baird r nd Girard. 

 Lampropeltia doliata, et Ojphiiolus doliatus, Cope. 

 Bhinoitoma coccinea, Baird and Girard. 



General color red, with from t^rsnty-two to twenty-fire pairs of transverse black 

 bands, each inclosing a yellow spot ; head in front red, with a black ring on posterior of 

 oooipitals, passing forward on each side across the snperciliaries and vertical to meet on 

 the postfrontals, thus inclosing a large nearly triangular spot with the apex anteriorly; 

 a black spot npon the sides of the head, npon the temporals and posterior upper 

 labials ; abdomen red, with dark spots ; vertical plate nearly an equilateral triangle ; 

 npper labiaJs, 7, lower, 8 ; inframaxillaries reaching to posterior edge of fifth lower 

 labial ; dorsal scales in 21 or 23 rows ; gastrosteges, 185-208 ; urosteges, 45-50. Length, 

 2J feet ; bead, | inch ; tail, 3J inches ; transverse diameter of head, 6 lines; of neck, 5 

 lines ; circnmference of body, 2 jnohes. 



Habitat, Delaware, Maryland, Mississippi, Arkansas, Kansas, and Illinois. 



Dr. Kirtland mentions having had a specimen sent to him labelled by 

 Mr. Dorfeuille, which was said to have been taken in Ohio. It is 

 accordingly inserted here, though it must be rare in the State. 



Gbnus coluber. LinniBUB. 

 ScotopJiis, Baird and Girard. 



Body large, attaining a length of fonr or five feet ; head elongated ; vertical plate 

 large and very broad ; postfrontals attaining a great size ; prefrontals two, large ; rostral 

 large, not projecting; nasals two; loral present; anteorbitals one; postorbitals two; 

 upper and lower labials large ; mouth deeply cleft ; dorsal scales in 23 to 29 rows, the 

 middle ones slightly carinated, the outer smooth; gastrosteges, 200-235; urosteges, 

 65-93; post abdominal scutella bifid. 



"Dorsal scales in 25 rows. a. 



*Dorsal scales in 27, rarely 25 rows. i. 



*Dorsal scales in 29 rows. d. 

 a. Gastrosteges, 200-210 ; tail at anus, large, tapering rapidly to a point. 



C. VU1PIN0S. 



