Knowledge of natural history, revfrom Reason why: natural history, giving reasons for hundreds of interesting facts in connection with zoology; and throwing light upon the peculiar habits and instincts of the various orders of the animal kingdom . strongest impression propa-gates it to the common center, and prevails upon the other eye tofollow that impression, and direct itself to the same object. Thechameleon, moreover, may be asleep on one side, and awake on theother. When cautiously approaching my specimen at night with a candle,so as not to awaken the whole animal by the shaking of the ro
Knowledge of natural history, revfrom Reason why: natural history, giving reasons for hundreds of interesting facts in connection with zoology; and throwing light upon the peculiar habits and instincts of the various orders of the animal kingdom . strongest impression propa-gates it to the common center, and prevails upon the other eye tofollow that impression, and direct itself to the same object. Thechameleon, moreover, may be asleep on one side, and awake on theother. When cautiously approaching my specimen at night with a candle,so as not to awaken the whole animal by the shaking of the room, theeye turned towards the flame would open and begin to move, and the* corresponding side to change color, whereas the other side would remainfor several seconds longer in its torpid and changeable state, with its eyeshut. 1016. Why has the agama the power of inflating itsbody with air? The use of this peculiar endow-ment is not clearly understood,though it is believed that the ani-mal has the power of bringing downinsects, by directing upon them asmart current of air. Assuming thisto be the case, the function is anal-ogous to that possessed by certain. fishes, in the chaetodon family, ofbringing down insects by emittingjets of KNOWLEDGE OF NATURAL HISTORY. 317 Lo ! the green serpent, from his dark abode, Which e en Imagination fears 1 to read, At noon forth issuing, gathers up his train In orbs immense.—Thomson.
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