Field notes, v1569
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J. Rodgers - 1944 266 Mrs. Vert. Zool., Univ. Calif., Berkeley, Calif. April 15, 1944 Acc. no. 7164 17 mi. SE of Brownwood Brown Co., Texas Feb. 18, 1944 3875 Rhinocheilus lecontei tessellatus Color records from Bigaway (1912) "Red blotches, between Felame Scarlet and Mars Orange (Pl. II, 9, h.) Sides and belly, Sulfur Yellow (Pl. II, 25, f.) Mrs. Vert. Zool., Univ. Calif., Berkeley, Calif. May 1, 1944 Acc no. 7171 Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands South Pacific April 8, 1944 3876 Eunneces brought in alive - killed May 1, 1944 3877 " " " " 3878 " " " preserved 3879 " " " Color records of nos. 3876 and 3877 follow: Black on head, shoulders and trunk, becoming dark brown toward lumbar region with a bronzy sheen shining through, especially directly over hind legs. Median dorsal and dorso-lateral light lines appearing any color from Martius Yellow (Pl. IV, 23, f) to to Buff-yellow (Pl. IV, 19, b), according to how the light is reflected from the scales. The latter color predominates and is supplemented by the bronzy sheen that shines through particularly in the lumbar region and along the sides in and between the lower edge of the dark dorsal ground color. Pattern of back