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30. Enmeces gilberti VAN DENBURGH. A specimeti 

 [3420] from Fyffe P. 0., Eldorado county, Cal., was collected by Mr. 

 W. \V. Price. 



SUBORDER II. SERPENTES. 



FAMILY. BOIDiE. 



31. Charina bottse (BLAINVILLEj. One of these snakes 

 [4189] has been taken at the Summit Soda Springs, Placer county, 

 California. 



FAMILY. COLUBRID^. 



32. Tantilla^griceps KENNICOTt. A snake with seven 

 superior labials on Doth sides [4200], but with the nostrils piercing in 

 a single nasal, I refer to this species. It was collected by Mr. John 

 Metz, at Tempe, Arizona, in the mountains. 



33. Oontia mitis BATED & GIRARl). One [4271] from Wright's 

 Station, Santa Clara county, Cal. 



34. Laijipropeltls zonata (BLAINVIT-LE). This bright col- 

 ored snake has bren collected at [427i ] Wright's Station, Santa Clara 

 county, and at [4170] Fyfifee P. O.. El Dorado county, Cal. 



35. Lampropeltis boylii BAIKD & GIRARD. Specimens [4025] 

 from Jolon, Monterey county, Cal.; [4004] Fort Grant, Arizona, and 

 [4175] San Aselmo, Marin county, Cal., have never been recorded. 

 Mr. Coolidge took one at Riverside, Riverside county, Cal. 



36. Lampropgltis californise (BLAINVILLE). A specimen 

 of this beautiful snake [4100] was taken at Carlsbad, San Diego coun- 

 ty, Cal. Mr. Heller collected it in the Cuyamaca Mountains and at 

 Sorrento, in the same county. 



37. Salvadora grahamise BAIRD & GIRARD. Mr. E. E. 

 Snodgrass collected a .specimen [4198] of this at Ontario, San Bernar- 

 dino county, Cal. Mr. Coolidge took'onw at Riverside, Cal. 



38. Bascanion constrictor vetustum (BAIRD & GIRARD). 

 No. 4259 was taken "along the road brtween White Thorn and Gar- 

 berville, Humboldt county, Cal." 



39. Bascanion flagellum frenatum STE.TNEGER. The col- 

 lection contains a specinen [4303] of this sub-species taken at Rin- 

 con, Riverside connty, Cal., by Mr. Snodgrass. Mr. Heller obtained 

 one at Riverside, Cal. 



40. Arizona elegans KENXI'OTT. Mr. Heller found the tail 

 of a snake of this species in the road at Riverside, Cal. 



41. Pituopbis catenifer (BLAINVILLE). One specimen [4220] 

 taken at Garberville, Humboldt county, Cal. 



42. Thamnophis parietalis (SAY) Specimens from a number 

 of unrecorded localities are: [4-'51] Redwood Creek, Orrick, Hum- 

 boldt county; [4262-4-'63] Maple Creek, Humboldt county; [4245] 

 Garcia River, half a mile above mouth, Mendocino county; [4239] 

 Albion River, two miles below Comptche, Mendicino county; [4235] 

 Garcia River, five miles above mouth. Mend icino county; [4155] La 

 Honda, San Mateo county; [4313] Sipson's, .Siskiyou county, and 

 [1800] Banta, San Joaquin county, Cal. F'arther north it has been 



gard to the Eumrrrx egK-i, I will say that they were broken and the embryos fixed in 

 picro sulphuric. I'he five egis were spherical and of a blackish-brown color, with soft 

 flexible ..^beils They were about the size of a Chipping Sparrsvv's eg? (Spizella soci- 

 alis ( ccideiitalis). We found them in mi opeu field, amoug a rock pile, uujcr a Hat 

 rock. They were covered with about half an inch of loose earth. The female was 

 found uuder the rock with them. The date was about June loth [1898]- The eggs 

 were far advanced in iiicubatioii, Ihe embryos presenting nearly all the adult char- 

 acteristics— markings, coloration, etc.*' 



