. Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge. rated (see Giinthers ChuUcmjcr Reporton Fishes), lishes with rudimentary eyes occur, asone would indeed exjiect. See Cave Animals,Envikonment, BliiHl Harry. See Harrv. KUihIikss. (uLoiR. See Colour Blindness. Bliiuistory. another name for the Triforium( sii called as omiosed to the Clearstory orClen-tury (i-V.) of a ciiurch. Bliiid-Horill, or Slow-worm (Aiif/uis fra-(fills), a limlde>s li/ard, in the Skink family. Theform is worm like, tapering slightly in the tail ;onlv internal traces of limits are present ; t
. Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge. rated (see Giinthers ChuUcmjcr Reporton Fishes), lishes with rudimentary eyes occur, asone would indeed exjiect. See Cave Animals,Envikonment, BliiHl Harry. See Harrv. KUihIikss. (uLoiR. See Colour Blindness. Bliiuistory. another name for the Triforium( sii called as omiosed to the Clearstory orClen-tury (i-V.) of a ciiurch. Bliiid-Horill, or Slow-worm (Aiif/uis fra-(fills), a limlde>s li/ard, in the Skink family. Theform is worm like, tapering slightly in the tail ;onlv internal traces of limits are present ; the twoginlles are very nulimcntary; the tail occu|iies abouthalf the total length ; the nostril is situated in ashield ; the eyelids are scaly and movalde ; the ear-hole very small and hidden ; the teeth home on thejaws are htng, pointed, and directed backwards ;the tongue Ls scaly iu front, with slender warLsl>ehind ; the are smooth, and those of thehead very distinctive. The colour varies consider-ably witfi .age ; the young are whitish above with. BUiid-worui. a median black stripe, but black on the sides andbelow; the adults are brownish above and blackbelow, often relieved by longitudinal lines. Thefull si/.e is alxmt a foot, alnrnt half of which goes tothe tail, but large specimens may measure a footand a half or more. The blind-worms are shyanimals, living among bushes, an<l conung out atnight in search of earthworms arul white give a feeble bite, but are perfectly timid are tliev that they become rigid whencaught, aner of S to 2(). In winter they hibernatein holes in the ground, not alone, however, but incompanies of two dozen or st). The Idind-wormsare found all over Euroue, except in Sardinia andthe northern regions, an«l are also known in NorthAfrica and Western Asia. The> apj
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