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70. Ophibolns alternus^' (A. E. Brown.) Alternating king 
snake. 
Hab., the Davis Mountains, Texas. 
From the same locality and collector which yielded 
the specimens of Coluber subocularis referred to 
above, a new king snake was received on October 
22d. The specific name alternus which is applied 
to it has reference to the peculiarity of its color 
pattern, the gray ground color of the body being 
crossed on the back by bands of black two or 
three scales wide, and transversely marked on their 
centres with red, which alternate with other bands 
half their width and entirely black. 
71. Diadophis amabilis B. & G. Pacific ring-necked snake. 
Hab., southwestern United States and Sonora. 
One specimen from California. Purchased. 
Among other accessions, a few of special interest niay 
be noted: Three scarlet king snakes, dug out of an Indian 
mound in Florida and presented by Mr. Clarence B. Moore 
on March 3d. Several examples of one of the burrowing 
ground boas {Eryx johni) from India ; a fine female serval, 
and a specimen of the black-footed raccoon (Procijon hernan- 
dezi) from western Texas. A second example of the western 
raccoon was presented. on Nov^ember 7th by Mrs. Julia 
Stockton Robins. In May a regal-horned lizard was pre- 
sented by Miss Mary K. Baker, of Philadelphia, and a pair 
of Zebu cattle, of a large breed, presented by Mrs. John 
Wanamaker. 
On May 18th a number of burrowing owls were received 
from Seymour, Texas, and have remained in much better 
condition than any previously in the collection. 
A fine male binturong was purchased on June 20th to 
complete a pair. On June 11th a male deer of the Sambur 
type, but of unknown species, was received from the New 
* Proceedings Academy Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1901, page 
612, pi. XXXIV. 
