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brown, with a black streak on each side from the eye to 

 the tail ; on this band are seen two white streaks in the 

 same direction ; the legs are dotted with white spots on a 

 ground of the colour of the back ; all the parts beneath 

 pure white. Found in France, Italy, and Corsica. 



Var. 4. — Differs from the last in having on the back, 

 close to each other, black spots in transverse waved lines ; 

 the black bands on the sides are sometimes notched at 

 their edges, and the sides of the body are occasionally 

 marked with blue. Found in France, Spain, and at Tre- 

 bizond. 



Var. 5. — All the upper parts, except the tail, dotted 

 with black on a tawny grey ground ; from behind the eye 

 to the thigh is a pale brown band; the under parts are 

 whitish yellow. Found in Spain. 



Var. 6. — On a grey, olive, or greenish ground, are three 

 rows of irregular blackish spots, one along the line of the 

 back, and one on each side of it; each of these spots 

 is surrounded with whitish. Found in France, Italy, and 

 Corsica. 



Var. 7. — Top and sides of the head, neck, back, and 

 legs a fine green ; on the flanks a number of irregular 

 black or brown spots ; tail olive, lower parts white, tinged 

 sometimes with green. Found in Sicily and near Eome. 



Var. 8. — Upper parts grey, with a brown or black band, 

 like a chain, from head to tail ; the sides of the neck and 

 body marbled with black ; parts beneath white. Inhabits 

 Italy and Sicily. 



Var. 9. — All the upper parts marbled with black, on a 

 grey, olive, or greenish ground; parts beneath white. 

 Found in Naples, Sicily, and Corsica. 



Var. 10. — All the upper parts deep marbled black ; parts 

 beneath white, but much spotted with black, sometimes 

 nearly all black. Found near Rome, Naples, and in Sicily. 



