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12. Diadophis punctatus. Rather scarce. The few I have person- 
ally taken have usually been near the water. 
13. Natrix sipedon. Our commonest and in bulk our largest snake. 
Commonly known as “ Water Mocassin.” We sometimes get speci- 
mens uniform dusky above, uniform reddish below. 
14. Regina leberis. Rather rare. We kept a female this summer 
for some time, till at last she gave birth to 13 young ones from 7} to 
8 inches long. 
15. Storeria occipitomaculata. Rather rare. 
16. Storeria dekayi. Quite common. 
17. Eutainia sirtalis. Common. Eats frogs, toads and sometimes, 
-at least, small snakes. 
18. Eutainia saurita. Common. Lives on small frogs and sala- 
manders to some extent. 
19. Haldea striatula. Common. 
20. Virginia valerie. Quite rare, only seven specimens taken so far. 
21. Carphophiops amenus. Common. This and the two preceding 
-are found under logs in the woods and are also sometimes ploughed 
up.—C. S. BRIMLEY. 
An Abnormal Pes of Columba livia.—During the winter of 
1893 I came across a half-bred fantail pigeon whose left pes (Fig. 3) 
showed a pentadactylous condition. The right pes (Fig. 4), though 
apparently normal, revealed on dissection, in addition to the free hal- 
lux metatarsal element, an extra free metatarsal-like element which 
was placed median to the hallux metatarsal (Fig. 2). 
In the left pes (Fg. 1) there are instead of a normal hallux two sepa- 
rate claws, two parallel phalanges with free ends but fused in the mid- 
dle region, the proximal free ends articulating with a bilobed metatar- 
sal which is ankylosed to the median surface of the proximal half of 
the conjoint metatarsals. 
In a left pes of a common pigeon given to me by Mr. G. S. Miller, 
Jr., there were instead of the hallux, two closely appressed clawed - 
phalanges articulating with a metatarsal which was not ankylosed 
with the conjoint metatarsals. Between this metatarsal and the second 
digit was apparently a small sixth digit with a well developed phalanx 
and claw. 
S. D. Jupp, Peterboro, N. ms 
EXPLANATION OF Pano P Puiate I (COLUMBA LIVIA). 
Fia. 1. Ventral view of the skeleton of the left pes, XI. 
Fig. 2. Ventral view of the skeleton of the right pes in part, XI. 
