. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. Zoology; Zoologie. ni KXI'LANATOliY IN'DKX. 40 S/.LKMi'KNTA (TiilvH 7V;y7/ra/v«).âTliis line lizard is soine- tiiiies ciiUod tlu! Hufo^'uanl, heciinsc it is supposed to give notice of tlu* iipproacli of the allif,'at()i', just as tlio African monitors are iKjiioved to warn travellers against the crocodile. Jt is a large animal, stoutly made, and reach
. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. Zoology; Zoologie. ni KXI'LANATOliY IN'DKX. 40 S/.LKMi'KNTA (TiilvH 7V;y7/ra/v«).âTliis line lizard is soine- tiiiies ciiUod tlu! Hufo^'uanl, heciinsc it is supposed to give notice of tlu* iipproacli of the allif,'at()i', just as tlio African monitors are iKjiioved to warn travellers against the crocodile. Jt is a large animal, stoutly made, and reaching ilv(! feet or more in length, it is handsomelv <'oloured with hlack. \i. â¢''â '\ I 'KSIA. yeHow, green, and white, an-anged so variously tiiat hardly any two specimens are alike. For tiiis reason it is called the Variegated Lizanl. Like the iguana, the Salempenta allords very delicjite food, which is thought to resemble tiie Mesh of a very delicate young chicken. New comers are at first averse to eating a, lizard of any description, but tlu^y very soon find out their mistake, and would oven prefer an iguana or Salempenta cutlet to a chic! (in, Samoliiaii, 'The palm whi(;h is known by tliis name is called Ircnrtia Hcflf/cra, and like the ourah, is of very smnll diameter in pro[»ortion to its length, Sand Fi,v {SlniiiHit l*), called by the natives Mapire, and mostly haunting the sea shore. What the mosquito is by night, the Sand Fly is by day, and is a still gr( ater pest. ]t Hies veiy rapidly, settlis, bitcH, and tills itsidf with blood almost , having nothing of the deliberate action of the mos([uito. The biles afterwards beonu^ exceedingly painful. 11 H :.' 41 <m i r. 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 Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865. London : Macm
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