50 OPHIDIANS. 
in a peculiar manner so as to form what is called a hood; 
this fact gives the name to the species, Cobra di Capello, mean- 
ing “a monk’s cowl or hood.” The peculiar spectacle-shaped 
mark on the back of the hood is partly formed by the color 
of the interstitial skin, but the color of the scales also con- 
tributes to give it this shape. Zrunk round, scales rather 
small, oval, polished, contiguous, and hardly imbricate except 
on the hinder part of the tail, but a row on each side of the 
belly are larger, ovate, and imbricate; tail tapers gradually 
to a sharp, horny point. Color yellowish light brown ; inter- 
stitial skin white, and the edges of some of the scales white. 
In certain positions the scales reflect a faint bluish-ash color ; 
abdominal scuta are very long, but the subcaudal squame are 
hexagonal; both are of dull white, and freckled with dusky 
spots. The colors of the spectacle-mark are bright, but the 
orange tint of the interstitial skin is not so distinct as in some 
other varieties. 
No. 20. Avege Nagoo. (Arege means small grains that 
the horses eat.) 
Abdominal scuta 189, subcaudal squaumee 60 = 249. 
The spectacle-mark has a brown spot in its centres, and five 
of the cervical squame are notably darker than the rest. 
There are also two dark-brown spots, one on either side of the 
cervix, which forms when extended the inside of the hood. 
No. 21. Coodum Nagoo. (Coodum signifies wheat.) 
Abdominal scuta 187, subcaudal squame 57 = 244, 
This variety is rather darker than the others, and the orange 
color more inclined to yellow. The principal and distinguish- 
ing mark being an oblong curved loop instead of the spectacle- 
mark, the skin in the centre of the loop being white. 
No. 22. Sankoo Nagoo. (Sankoo is the name of ashell used 
for glazing paper.) 
