CHAMELEONS. 





Genus Chamjeleon. (Cuv.) 



As the peculiarities of this genus have ah'eacly 

 been traced at some length in our account of the 

 Family which it alone constitutes, we need not 

 recapitulate them, but shall confine ourselves to 

 some particulars of the history of the best known 

 species, and an examination of some interesting- 

 phenomena, which are displayed by the whole 

 tribe. 



CHAMELEON. 



The Common Chameleon iChamceleo7i vulgaris, 

 Cuv.) is about ten inches in length ; the occiput 

 is arched and compressed. It is distinguished 



