232. KAIA. 



379 



A. Var. MossAMBicA, Peters. — Brown or olive above, some or all of 

 the scales black-edged, the skin between the scales black ; 

 yellowish beneath, the ventrals speckled or edged with brown 

 or blackish ; lower surface of neck with black cross-bars. 



a. ? (Sc. I; V. 228 ; 



C. ?). 

 6. ? (Sc. I; V. 186; 



0. 58). 

 c. $ (Sc. I; V. 194; 



0. ?). 

 d-e. Heads & tail. 



27 



/. Yg. (Sc.23, 

 C. 56). 



V. 188: 



Assouan. 



Zomba, Brit. 

 Africa. 



ShirS Valley. 



0. 



Zambesi. 



De Kaap Gold- 

 fields, Transvaal. 



Dr. J. Anderson [P.]. 



Sir H. H. Johnston 



[P.]. 



Sir J. Kirk [C.]. 

 Dr. P. Kendall [0.]. 



B. Var. PALLIDA. — Uniform brown above, yellowish beneath ; lower 

 surface of neck brown in the adult ; young with a broad black 

 ring round the neck. 



a.Yg. (Sc. i; V. 201; 



Inland of Berbera, 

 Somaliland. 



C. 68), 



b. (S , head & anterior Lake Rudolf, 

 part of body & tail 



(Sc. If). 



E. Lort Phillips, Esq 



[P.]. 



Dr. Donaldson Smith 



[C.]. 



C. Forma ttpica. — Dark olive to black above ; lower surface of 

 head and neck black ; subcaudals and posterior ventrals black, 

 the remainder black and yellow. 



a. cJ (Sc. f ; V. 201 ; 

 C. ?). 



b. 5 (Sc. § ; V. 193 ; 

 0. 66). 



c. S (Sc. i; V. 196; 

 0. 61). 



t^e. Hgr.(Sc.|; V.196, 



193; C. 66, 60). 

 /. Hgr.(Sc.S; V. 196; 



C. 57.) 



23 



ff. Ad., skin (Sc. jj ; V. 

 184 ; C. 63). 



21 



h. Ad., skin (Sc. jj ; V. 



186; 0.65). 

 i. Skull of g. 



Gambia. 

 Bissao. 

 W. Africa. 

 W. Africa. 

 W. Africa. 



L. Mweru, Brit. 

 0. Africa. 



Sir A. Moloney [P.]. 

 Prof.B.duBocage[P.]. 

 Mr. Rich [0.]. 

 College, of Surgeons. 



Sir H. H. Johnston 

 [P.]. (Type of var. 

 crawshayi.) 



Zongomero,interior Capt. Speke [P.]. 

 ofE. Afiica. 



