CHAPTER XXVII 



Crocodiles and Snakes 



NEXT succeeding" in the order of nature come the Reptiles, a very 

 large and important group of animals indeed, of wliich mem- 

 bers are found in almost every ]:)art of the world. 

 Now, it is a curious fact that, although we all know a reptile 

 when we see it, and could in no case mistake it for a manimrd or a 

 bird, it is yet very dilTicull fo'* us to write a description of these animrds 



A FULL MEAL 



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