ADDENDA AND COBKISENDA. 587 



eyes, the portion visible from below nearly as long as broad ; nasal 

 semidivided, the cleft proceeding from the first labial ; praeocular 

 present, much narrower than the nasal or the ocular, in contact with 

 the second and third labials ; eyes distinct ; prsefrontal and supra- 

 oculars large ; four upper labials. Diameter of body 29 or 30 times 

 in the total length ; tail broader than long, ending in a spine. 28 

 scales round the body. Pale olive, above with black longitudinal 

 lines running between the scales. 



Total length 180 millim. 



Angola. 



a. Ad. Quindumbo. M. d'Anchieta [0.]. Prof. 



Barboza du Bocage [P.]. 

 (One of the types.) 



Page 40. Add a species : — 



61 a. TypMops mandensis. 



Typhlops mandensis, Stejneger, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xvi. 1894, 

 p. 725. 



Apparently nearly related to T. hallowellii. Snout not hooked, 

 with obtusely angular horizontal edge ; nostrils inferior, just below 

 the edge. Eostral large ; nasal large, semidivided, the cleft pro- 

 ceeding from the first labial ; praeocular present, narrower than the 

 nasal or the ocular ; eyes not distinguishable ; praefrontal, frontal, 

 and interparietal of equal size, much larger than the scales on the 

 body ; supraoculars and one pair of parietals larger still ; four 

 upper labials. Diameter of body 23 times in the total length ; tail 

 exceedingly short, much broader than long. 34 scales round the 

 body. Uniform pale greenish grey above, pale bufi beneath. 



Total length 135 millim. 



Island of Manda, north of Lamu, E. Africa. 



/I 



I , 



^jj . Page 40. Typhlops anchietaB. 



Typhlops anchietae, Bocage, Serp. Angola, p. 63 (1895). 



^^^ . Page 43. Typhlops punctatus. 



Typhlops punctatus, Bocage, Serp. Angola, p. 65 (1895). 



aa. Ad. (A, c). Mkonumbi, E. Africa. Dr. J. W. Gregory 



[P.]. 



hb. Ad. (B, o). Leikipia, E. Africa. Dr. J. W. Gregory 



[P.]. 



Add:— Page 44. Typhlops bibronii. 



It. Ad. Middelburg, Transvaal. D. Draper, Esq. [P.]. 



