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Eggs of reptiles, those of the lizard, boa con- 
strictor, crocodile, alligator and turtle are also 
eaten; the latter is considered a great luxury. 
Dr. Livingston, in his Explorations of the 
Zambezi, says of crocodiles’ eggs: 
“In taste they resemble hens’ eggs, with per- 
haps a smack of custard, and would be as highly 
relished by whites .as blacks were it not for 
their unsavory origin in man-eaters.” 
A dainty not generally known is the sea-egg ; 
that of the sea-urchin or strongylocentrotus. 
In this connection may be mentioned the edi- 
ble birds-nests of Java and Sumatra. The sea- 
swallows’ nests which hang on the rocks like 
watch-pockets. 
