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one band ; and then the head shields will lie thus : — three 

 pair of band-like frontal, two smaller triangular superciliary 

 shields over each eye, having in the middle between them two 

 triangular parietal shields. 



" Calabaria Fasca (pi. xiv.) 



"Dark brown, some of the scales yellowish, scattered singly 

 or in groups on the back and sides ; ventral shields grayish. 

 Sides of the belly with a few unequal yellow spots. 



" Length, 36 inches ; diameter, 1 inch. Hab. Old Calabar, 

 West Africa. {Geo. Logan, Esq.) 



" Since this paper was read, I have discovered a young- 

 specimen of this boa among the specimens from the Zoological 

 Society, which they had received from Fernando Po. It is 

 about half the length and diameter of the specimen from Old 

 Calabar. It has the head shields more uniform, and as I sup- 

 posed they might be when I described that specimen. It has 

 three pairs of band-like frontal shields over the forehead, a 

 rather large parietal shield behind them on the crown of the 

 head, and two small subequal superciliary shields between the 

 outer edge of the parietal and the eye, on each side a narrow 

 transverse band-like central shield behind, and rather broader 

 than the parietal shield, with a small scale-like shield, like 

 those on the neck behind, and on the sides of it." 



Although the above descriptions have thus already appeared 

 in the proceedings of another Society, there has been no hesi- 

 tation in fully quoting them, not perhaps because they ought 

 rightfully to have first been given in the Proceedings of this 

 Society, but that they are of sufficient interest to entitle them 

 to repetition. 



Of the other specimens of reptiles returned by Dr Gray, that 

 labelled Alxoztulla Chenonii will be found noticed in a most 

 useful list prepared by him, at p. 161 of the above-mentioned 

 part of the Zoological Society's Proceedings, No. 68 of the list, 

 under the leading name of Ahmtulla Irregularis, together 

 with its synonyms ; the localities assigned being Gambia, 

 Fantee, and the Gold Coast. Another of the specimens will 

 be found noticed in the same list, immediately following, under 

 the name Ahaztulla Smaragdina, together with its synonyms, 



