. Natural history of birds, fish, insects, and reptiles . Cro ro {lilt jr £9^-. OF BIRDS, nsH, &;c. 275 ^\^,n I nni . m THE CROCODILE. THIS animal has been usually placedamong the lizard tribe ; though we have herepresumed to deviate from that arbitrary ar-rangement, and describe it with the amphi-bious creatures. The tail is two-edged, thefeet triangular; the fore ones having five, andthe hinder only four toes. Within the mouth of this beast are twojaws of pointed teeth; its eyes are large, fiery,projecting out of the head, and secured withinan osseous orbit, but immoveable, so that theycan o
. Natural history of birds, fish, insects, and reptiles . Cro ro {lilt jr £9^-. OF BIRDS, nsH, &;c. 275 ^\^,n I nni . m THE CROCODILE. THIS animal has been usually placedamong the lizard tribe ; though we have herepresumed to deviate from that arbitrary ar-rangement, and describe it with the amphi-bious creatures. The tail is two-edged, thefeet triangular; the fore ones having five, andthe hinder only four toes. Within the mouth of this beast are twojaws of pointed teeth; its eyes are large, fiery,projecting out of the head, and secured withinan osseous orbit, but immoveable, so that theycan only see as they w^alk straight upper part of the snout and foreheadconsists of one fixed bone, reaching to theears, which are broad, surrounded with alittle border, and growing near the joint ofthe upper jaw, where also the largest scalesbegin. The upper part of the body is fencedwith chomboidical scales, so closely joinedtogether, that no separation is discernible,and a circular streak on each. N n 2 They i 276 NATURAL HISTORY They are of a deep saffron yell
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