. Palestine : the physical geography and natural history of the Holy Land. [Lizard.—Lacertu Stellio.] -1 Larerta stellio. b Lacerta turcica. CCCCX1V PHYSICAL HISTORY OF PALESTINE. [Chap. [Chameleon.] of changing. For which last conclusionwe should be disposed to substitute, theconjecture, that the wonder proved reallyless than it seemed, when the captivityof the animal offered the means of closeexamination. Dr. Madden, in whoseobservations we may place much re-liance, states that he paid much atten-tion to this animal when he was inEgypt. He had one that lived for threemonths, another t
. Palestine : the physical geography and natural history of the Holy Land. [Lizard.—Lacertu Stellio.] -1 Larerta stellio. b Lacerta turcica. CCCCX1V PHYSICAL HISTORY OF PALESTINE. [Chap. [Chameleon.] of changing. For which last conclusionwe should be disposed to substitute, theconjecture, that the wonder proved reallyless than it seemed, when the captivityof the animal offered the means of closeexamination. Dr. Madden, in whoseobservations we may place much re-liance, states that he paid much atten-tion to this animal when he was inEgypt. He had one that lived for threemonths, another two months, and severalthat he kept ten or fourteen days. Hesays :— Of all the irascible little ani-mals in the world, there are none socholeric as the chameleon. I trainedtwo large ones to fight, and could at any time, by knocking their tails against oneanother, ensure a combat, during which their change of colour was most change is only effected by paroxysms of rage, when the dark green gall of the animalis transmitted into blood, and is visible enough under its pellucid skin. The gall, as it entersand leaves the circulation, affords the three various shades of green
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