156 The American Naturalist. — [February, 
Head, 32 ; depth, 225 ; scales 6-45-10. 
Eye equal to interorbital space, 5 in head. Maxillary just reaching 
front of eye. Predorsal distance 234 in the lengthy - 
SCOMBRESOX BREVIROSTRIS Peters.—One specimen of this rare species 
was also collected for us by Mr. Medina in the vicinity of San Diego. 
ALOPIAS VULPES (Gmel.).—This shark is also to be added to the 
fauna of San Diego.—R. S. EIGENMANN, San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 
8th, 1891. ; ea 
The Epiglottis in Colubrine Snakes.—In the AMERICAN : 
Naturatist for January, 1884 (p. 19), Dr. Chas. A. White describes 
the epiglottis of the pine-snakes (Pitydphis), and figures it as it 
appears in the P. sayi bellona B. and G. He shows that instead of 
having the horizontal form found in the higher Vertebrata, it is a | 
vertical lamina standing erect in front of the rima glottidis. He states 
Po 
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“o ne - A ; i G, (Pi EE 
Pityophis sayi bellona, B and G, natural size; a, sheath of tongue; b, epee a 
c, glottis. From Dr. Shufelot. ip ae ; | 
- that he has found it in all of the species of Pityophis, bit Hi i: 
wanting in all other serpents which he has examined. Dt 
does not specify which these species are, I have made an d 
of many genera found in all parts of the world, with the na 
ascertaining its presence in any of them other than in Pityophis: 
The result of my examinations is that it is either distinctly preset 
In a few 10- 
