. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of their various orders : with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . Birds; Reptiles. 62 OPHIDIAN EEPTILES. a native of the warmer parts of Africa. A living specimen at tlie Zoological Gardens is estimated to weigh a hundredweight. Of the genera Liasis and Nardoa there are five species, very imperfectly Fig. li.—(juinea Bock Snake («, Scba). IV. Epirratc^, an American and "West Indian species, having the crown scaly ; the forehead with symmetrical shields. The Aboma {E. cenchria) is one of the largest of the grou
. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of their various orders : with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . Birds; Reptiles. 62 OPHIDIAN EEPTILES. a native of the warmer parts of Africa. A living specimen at tlie Zoological Gardens is estimated to weigh a hundredweight. Of the genera Liasis and Nardoa there are five species, very imperfectly Fig. li.—(juinea Bock Snake («, Scba). IV. Epirratc^, an American and "West Indian species, having the crown scaly ; the forehead with symmetrical shields. The Aboma {E. cenchria) is one of the largest of the group, sometimes attaining dimensions quite gigantic. It is yellowish in colour, with a row of large bro\«i rings running the whole. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Figuier, Louis, 1819-1894; Gillmore, Parker. New York : D. Appleton
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