the Crocodile of the ISiile. 145 



tween the crocodiles of the new continent and those of the 

 uld ; and Daudin* has endeavoured, in particular, to en- 

 rich the history of tlie crocodile from the relations of tra- 

 vellers before unknown. 



Since 1 have occasion to quote the latter work, I must 

 rectify an error which concerns me, and which C. Daudin 

 introduces in consequence of the respect which he is pleased 

 to entertain towards me. He announces that " 1 attempted, 

 during mv stay in Egypt, to tame crocodiles after the example 

 of the antienls, and that my attempts were not crowned 

 with that success which I expected." It is a duty which I 

 owe to truths to assert that I never made any attempt of the 

 kind. 



The following is the circumstance that gave rise to this 

 report, which was indeed circulated at the time of our tri- 

 umphs. The period when the army of the East had at its 

 head a chief worthy of its great exploits, the English sent to 

 combat us could then find no opportunity of gratifying the 

 desire of injuring us with which they were tormented. Tired 

 of cruising backwards and forwards to no purpose, they 

 wished to amuse themselves, and thought they could reach 

 us with very feeble weapons, by endeavouring to turn into 

 ridicule the principal persons in the army. They made some 

 caricatures, which they sent to England, and whicli were 

 thence conveyed to France. I had the honour of attracting 

 their notice. They introduced into the scene several croco- 

 diles ; and this ephemeron production gave rise to the mis- 

 take to which I allude. 



Explanation of the Figures. (Plate III.) 



Fig. 1. A A, the lungsw 



B, the pericardium. 



C C, the two lolics of the liver. 



D, the diaphragmatic muscks. 



E, the stomach. 



F, the intestinal canal. 



G, the sternum and its muscles seen mteriorly. 

 H, the same organs seen exteriorly. 



Fig. 2. The cranium of the crocodile of the Nile. It iff 

 here represented, 



1st, To give an idea of the manner in which the cToco- 

 dilo raises its upper jaw on the inferior. 



Gdly, To show the two condyles of the horns of the tem- 

 poral bone, and the cavity v/ith two facets, where they a;e 

 articulated. 



• Trair/ dn Rff.tilfs, forming a continuation «f the v/orks of Bviff.n, 



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