644 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW JERSEY. 



"This well-known species is similar in all respects to E. 

 sirtalis, and equally merits the good will of the gardener. This 

 and the sirtalis are very frequently met with in the yards of our 

 cities." 



TROPIDOOLONIUM, Cope. 

 T. kirtlandi, Kenn. Kirtland's Snake. Little Red Snake. 



Head shiny black ; general color brown ; belly salmon, with 

 a row of black spots on each side ; scales carinated. Number of 

 rows of scales, 19; gasterosteges, 115 to 140; length, 8 inches. 

 " Ohio to Illinois." — Jordan. 



"A single specimen of this beautiful little snake was captured 

 by the writer in 1859, and a second has been seen, that the 

 author failed to secure. These only are known to have ever 

 been met with. The specimen was described from specimens 

 taken in Ohio." — [C. C. A.J Perhaps refers to the following. 



STORBRIA, Bd. & Grd. 

 S. occipitomaculata, Stor. Red-bellied Snake. 



Grayish or chestnut brown, paler on middle of back, with 

 dots ; obscure dots on side ; three pale blotches on occiput ; belly 

 salmon red. Number of rows of scales, 15; gasterosteges, 120 

 to 125; length, 12 inches. United States; chiefly eastward. 

 Abundant. 



S. dekayi, Holbr. {Tropidonotus.) De Kay's Brown Snake. [House 

 Snake.] 



Grayish brown ; clay-colored dorsal band bordered by dotted 

 lines ; grayish below ; body thickish, tapering towards the small 

 head. Number of rows of scales, 17 ; gasterosteges, 125 to 130 ; 

 length, 12 inches. 



" This lively little snake is not a very abundant species, and 

 is frequently met with in yards, about pumps, sinks and other 

 moist places. It feeds largely upon grasshoppers, insects, &c." 



BUT.fflNIA, Bd. & Grd. 

 E. sirtalis, L. Common Garter Snake. Striped Snake. 



Olivaceous dorsal stripe narrow; lateral stripes broad but 

 faint. Gasterosteges, 130 to 160; number of rows of scales, i9. 

 Very variable. The prominent varieties are : 



