. Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history . Zoology; Taxidermy. EXPLANATORY INDEX. 467 Salempenta (Teius Teguexin).—This fine lizard is some- times called the Safeguard, because it is supposed to give notice of the approach of the alligator, just as the African monitors are believed to warn travellers against the crocodile. It is a large animal, stoutly made, and reaching five feet or more in length. It is
. Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history . Zoology; Taxidermy. EXPLANATORY INDEX. 467 Salempenta (Teius Teguexin).—This fine lizard is some- times called the Safeguard, because it is supposed to give notice of the approach of the alligator, just as the African monitors are believed to warn travellers against the crocodile. It is a large animal, stoutly made, and reaching five feet or more in length. It is handsomely coloured with black,. _;^'^S~«a5.^'^~ SALEMPENTA. yellow, green, and white, arranged so variously that hardly any two specimens are alike. For this reason it is called the Variegated Lizard. Like the iguana, the Salempenta afiords very delicate food, which is thought to resemble the flesh of a very delicate young chicken. New comers are at first averse to eating a lizard of any description, but they very soon find out their mistake, and would even prefer an iguana or Salempenta cutlet to a chicken. Samoueah.—The palm which is known by this name is called Ireartia setigera, and like the ourah, is of very small diameter in proportion to its length. Sand Fly (Simulia Pertinax), 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 greater pest. It flies very rapidly, settles, bites, and fills itself with blood almost instantaneously, having nothing of the deliberate action of the mosquito. The bites afterwards become exceedingly painful. H H 2. 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 ; New York : Macmillan
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