. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . Ph,i, t, If. Sai i/;» A<nl, i. HORNED TOAD This species is highly prized for its inseci-destroytng procHvtties 176 THE LIVING ANIxMALS OF THE WORLD. TUBERCULATED IGUANA Thii ipeclSi it esteemed for Jrjod hy Amcruart Indians interest in some neighbours hen-roost, and recei\ed across its tail astroke with a spade or other cuttinginstrument that was intended ior amore vital resijion. Disgusted b}- suchunfriendly ti-catmcnt, it e\identlylietermined that free board and lodg-ing at the hands of its former owner,albe
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . Ph,i, t, If. Sai i/;» A<nl, i. HORNED TOAD This species is highly prized for its inseci-destroytng procHvtties 176 THE LIVING ANIxMALS OF THE WORLD. TUBERCULATED IGUANA Thii ipeclSi it esteemed for Jrjod hy Amcruart Indians interest in some neighbours hen-roost, and recei\ed across its tail astroke with a spade or other cuttinginstrument that was intended ior amore vital resijion. Disgusted b}- suchunfriendly ti-catmcnt, it e\identlylietermined that free board and lodg-ing at the hands of its former owner,albeit with the sacrifice of freedom,was a pleasanter line of life thanlibert) and a precarious commissariat,with added bodily risks. An almost^ ~^-^ .;A identical episode of the voluntary ^ - ■— ^ return to capti\it) of an escaped monitor has been reported to thewriter of a species from Borneo byDr. G. D. Haviland. The monitors, as a rule, are notdistinguished for brilliancy of colouring, shades and mottlings of brown or black being usuallydominant. The male of the Australian lace-lizard, afternewly changing its coat, is, however, an exception. Inaddition to the highly ornate lace-like reticulated patternof its skin-markings
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