282 BRITISH SERPENTS. 
Buckinghamshire. 
“The ring snake is the most common, but does not 
appear to grow to the size generally given in books, 
“The adder is rare in this county, at anyrate in 
South Bucks. 
“Except at Burnham Beeches, 1 know of no neigh- 
bourhood where snakes can be found with certainty— 
a& comparative rarity somewhat difficult to explain. 
I have never seen an adder in South Bucks, and have 
rarely heard of this species being captured.”—M. D. 
Hill, Eton College, Windsor. 
