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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
Ahophia rygeramm, sp. n., Cope, Proc. Am. Pliil. Soc. 1869, p. 164, Island 
of St. Martins. 
Drotnicus fugitivus. Liophia andrece (Rnlidt. & Ltk.) is said to be the young 
of it. Cope, 1. c, p. 164. 
Alaophia aanctiorucia (Cope) = A. melanichnua (Cope). Cope, Proc. Ac. Nat. 
Sc. Philad. 1868, p. 312. 
Dromicua margaritiferua figured by Jan & Sordelli, part 31, pi. 6. fig. 3. 
Xenodon iaolepis, sp. n.. Cope, Proc. Am. Phil. Soc. 1869, p. 165, Pebas. 
Ileterodon plaiyrhinua. S. S. Rathvon states that he has observed this 
species to bring forth over one hundred live young ones at a time. Amer. 
Natur. iii. 1869, p. 655. 
Ischnognathua kirtlandi, occipitomacidatuSj and dehay i figured by Jan & 
Sordelli, part 30, pi. 1. 
IVopidonotua viperinua, var. tesaellatusj has been discovered by Dr. Noll on 
the Rhine j it appears to be indigenous in the middle course of this river. 
Zool. Gart. 1869, p. 299. 
Tropidonotua ri^cepa, sp. n., Peters, Berlin. Monatsber. 1869, p..444, from 
California. 
Tropidonotua ferox (Gthr.)=!T. mortuariua (Kuhl), Cope, Proc. Ac. Nat. 
Sc. Philad. 1868, p. 309. 
Ti'opidonotua aeychellenaia (D. & B.). A yellowish variety of this well- 
known snake has been described as Thraaopa citrinua, sp. n., by Mr. Cope, /. c. 
p. 322. 
Tretanorhinua variahilia (J). & 7^.)= Ilclicopa wagleri (Jan), according to 
Cope, /. 0 , p. 800. — Tt'etranorhinua nigroluteua (Cope) = llelicopa agaaaizii 
(Jan), Cope, ibid. 
Messrs. Jan & Sordelli figure in part 30: — Calopiama quinquevittatum, 
Hypairhina duaaumierij enhydria, aieholdii, plurnbea, and alternana, and Cam- 
pylodon prevoatianum. 
Helicopa fumigatua, from Surinam, and H. cyclopa, from Bahia, are de- 
scribed as new species by Mr. Cope, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1868, 
pp. 808, 309. 
Ilerpetodryaa carinatua, hcrnieri, and hilineatua (Schleg.) figured by Jan & 
Sordelli, part 31, pis. 2 & 4. 
Philothamnua punctatua. Heads figured by Peters, in Von der Decken’s 
Reisen, Amphib. taf. 1. figs. 2 A, B, C. — Prof. Peters thinks that Ahcetidla 
hirhii is identical with this species [but from a comparison of a sufficient 
number of examples of both, the Recorder is inclined to regard the latter as 
distinct, as it has the scales narrower, much more imbricate and lanceolate]. 
Gonyoaoma oxycephalum figured by Jan & Sordelli, part 31, pi. 1. 
Hapaidophrya lineatua figured by Jan & Sordelli, part 33, pi. 1. fig. 2. 
Bucephalua typua figured by Messrs. Jan & Sordelli, part 32, pi. 4. 
Chryaopelea. The species of this genus are figured by Jan & Sordelli, 
parts 32 & 33. 
Chryaopelea prceornata. Prof. Peters proposes for this snake the generic 
name of Dromophia, 1. c. p. 447. 
Dmdrophia. Messrs. Jan & Sordelli (part 32) figure I), picta (pi. 1), i). 
caudolineata (pi. 2. fig. 1), D. piinctulata (pi. 3) (z=D. fuacua, Jan). — The D, 
suhcarinatua (Jan) and D. melanoatigma (Jan), from Mossambique (on pi. 2), 
belong evidently to Ahcetidla, 
