54 OPHIDIANS. 
brown, with white periphery; throat and underneath the 
spectacle-mark ashy brown; belly of a pinkish-white color. 
Other varieties are as follows, viz.: 
No. 31. Manilag. Average length 363’... Not a common 
variety. Very slender neck and broad jaw; top of head 
light brown, shading into yellow in the hood and back ; belly 
yellowish-white. 
No. 32. Bichéd Jarmé Gahman. Average length 3’ 11”, 
Head ruddy brown; hood reddish-brown; spectacle-mark 
yellow, with reddish-brown periphery. 
No. 33. Kaléy. Average length 4’ 3’. Whole body black ; 
has a ring on its hood ; two bands on the throat and an entire 
collar below the hood vary in color in different individuals, 
from a creamy white to a dirty gray. 
No. 34. Aduta Karis Gahman. Average length 4’. A 
very slim variety. Head vinaceous brown; yellow tinge in 
hood; spectacle-mark red; throat a purplish-brown. 
No. 35. Dudhiya Gahman. Average length 44’. Top of 
head vinaceous brown, darker on the hood and lighter along 
the back; below, ashy white; spectacle-mark white, with a 
dark-brown well-defined periphery. 
No. 36. Parula. A beautiful snake. Average length 3/5’. 
Head a light shade of purplish-brown; no spectacle-mark ; 
hood a bright red. 
No. 87. Sarsa Gahman. Common yellow Cobra; most 
abundant. 
No. 38. Charara Gahman. A large yellow Cobra, but with 
very distinguishing marks, distinct from the preceding va- 
riety. 
No. 39. Basta Karicha Gahinan. Average length 4! 2’. 
A yery dark vinaceous brown; spectacle-mark white, bor- 
dered with light red. 
The natives in India consider the Gokurrah, a snake which 
