[127] Land and Water, October 16, 1880.
[128] By J. B. von Spix, Publié par Jean Wagler. Monarchu, 1826.
[129] Article ‘Reptilia’ in Todd’s Encyclopædia of Anatomy, vol. iv. pt. i. p. 264.
[130] Since this was written, Dr. Stradling informed me that a very tame ring snake in his Reptilium laid some eggs and coiled herself upon them zealously for some days. A remarkable proof of her care for them was seen in her trying to bite when disturbed. He had never before known Coluber natrix to display this anger. In the Zoologist of September 1882, the Doctor contributed a long and important account of this incubation with its attendant features.
[131] ‘Wrongly named; or, Poor Little Lizzie,’ by Catherine C. Hopley. June 1880.
[132] Memoirs of Captivity among the Indians. London, 1823.
[133] Tree and Serpent Worship, 2d ed., by J. Ferguson. London, 1873.
[134] Old Deccan Days. London, 1870.
[135] See Land and Water, June 10th, 1876.
[136] Times, 1st July 1875, paper by C. C. H. Ibid. 7th July.