184 COLTJBBIBiB. 



i-u, V. S (V. 180, 187 ; Ceylon. E. Templeton, Esq. 



G. 159, 173) & $ [P.]. 



(V. 181, 174 ; C. 140, 



152). 

 w, x-y. $ (V. 172, 174 ; Ceylon. 



0. 168, 142) & hgr. 



(V. 181 ; C. 153). 

 z. S (V. 203; 0. 155). Assam (?). Dr. Cantor, 



a. Yg. (V. 190 ; C. 144). Rangoon. 

 ^. S (V. 200 ; 0. 156). Toungoo. E. W. Gates, Esq. 



y. S (V. 199; C. 153). Toungyi, S.Shan States, Lieut. Blak6way[C.]. 



6000 ft. 

 fi. c? (V. 193 ; C. 146). Siam. J.Bowring,Esq.[P.]. 



e, f, T). Skulls. Bengal. 



8. DryopMs pulvenilentus. 



Dryinus pulverulentus, Dum. Sr Bibr. vii. p. 812 (1854). 

 Passerita mycterizans, part., Gunth. Cat. p. 160 (1858). 

 Dryophis pulverulentus, Jan, Elenco, p. 88 (1863), and Icon. Ghi. 



32, pi. V. fig. 1 (1869) ; Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 371 (18&0). 

 Passerita purpurascens, Giinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 306, pi. xxiii. 



fig. F (1864) ; Theob. Cat. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 194 (1876). 



Snout pointed, terminating in a dermal appendage vrhioh. is 

 longer than the eye, formed below by the rostral and covered above 

 with numerous small scales or warts ; the length of the snout, 

 without the appendage, more than twice the diameter of the eye. 

 Nasals in contact behind the rostral appendage, or narrowly 

 separated ; no loreal ; internasals and praefrontals in contact with 

 the labials ; frontal as long as its distance from the nasals, as long 

 as or a little longer than the parietals ; two praeoculars, with one 

 subocular below them ; upper prseocular in contact with the frontal ; 

 two postoculars ; temporals 2+2 or 2 + 3; eight upper labials, 

 fifth entering the eye ; four lower labials in contact with the 

 anterior chin-shields, which are shorter than the posterior. Scales 

 ia 15 rows. Ventrals 180-191 ; anal divided ; subcaudals 154-173. 

 Greyish, powdered with brown, with blackish transverse spots 

 above ; a dark brown rhomboidal spot on the upper surface of the 

 head, and a brown band on each side, passing through the eye. 



Total length 1730 mUlim. ; taU 710. 



Ceylon and Southern India. 



a, h, c. 2 (V. 182, 180, Ceylon. (Types of P. pur- 



190 ; C. 164, 154, 152). purascens.) 



d, e. ? (V. 191 ; 0. 172) AnamaUays. Col. Beddome [C.]. 



&hgr.(V.182;C.169). 



/. Skull. AnamaUays. Col. Beddome [C.]. 



176. THELOTORNIS. 



Thelotomis, Smith, III. Zool. S. Afr., Rept., App. p. 19 (1849) . 



Peters, Reise n. Mossamb. iii. p. 131 (1882). 

 Oxybelis, part., Dum. 8f Bibr. Erp. Gin. vii. p. 813 (1854). 



