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Regina leberis (Linn6). — This does not appear to be a common 

 species and I have never seen it alive. Two specimens marked 

 " Pennsylvania " (J. L. Wortman ) are in the Academy collection 

 as well as specimens from Philadelphia (J. E. Ives), Waynesburg, 

 Green Co., Pa. (Rhoads), and Newark, Del. (Dr. T. B. Wilson). 



Natrix sipedon (Linn6).— Common in suitable localities through- 

 out the region. 



Calopeltis obsoletus (Say). — I have only taken this snake in 

 Chester Co., Pa., but have examined several from southern New 

 Jersey, one of which was obtained on the coast at Stone Harbor, 

 by D. McCadden. 



Calopeltis obsoletus confinis Baird & Giraud.— One young 

 specimen secured many years ago at Dennisville, Cape May Co., 

 N, J., by Samuel Ashmead is in the Academy collection, and an- 

 other was secured at Diamond Valley, Huntingdon Co., Pa., Sep- 

 tember, 1905, by J. A.G. Rehn. While currently referred to this 

 form it seems probable that these are nothing more than young 

 obsoletus which at this age may be highly colored, but so far as I 

 know there is no description of the young of this species. The 

 specimens before me are gray with brown spots. 



Opheodryas sestivus (Linne). — I have taken this in the south- 

 ern part of New Jersey only, and have seen no specimens from 

 elsewhere in the district under consideration. It is locally rather 

 plentiful. 



Liopeltis vernaUs (DeKay).— A common species throughout 

 the Pennsylvania mountains, McKean Co. (Fowler), Sullivan and 

 Wyoming Cos. (Stone), Clinton Co. (Rhoads), Monroe Co. (C. 

 T. Sands). The only New Jersey example that I have s^en was 

 taken at Trenton, N. J., by Dr. C. C. Abbott. 



Bascanion constrictor (Linn6). — Common in the low grounds 

 and at least onto the first ridges of the mountains and though I 

 have not as yet seen a specimen from the main Alleghany range, 

 it no doubt occurs there. 



Pituophis melanoleucus (Daudin ).— The commonest large snake 

 in the New Jersey pine barrens but I have not seen specimens 

 from farther north in the State nor from Pennsylvania. 



Diadophis punctatus (Linn6).— Sparingly about Philadelphia 

 but more plentiful nearer to the mountains, over which it ranges. 

 Specimens examined from 



