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and upon some of which a few brief lessons will be given. 

 The material to be collected for this lesson should consist 

 either of salamanders (or lizards, as they are incorrectly 

 termed) or water-newts. The salamanders may be found in 

 groves and forests, under rotten logs or bark. They are 

 absolutely harmless, though many people regard them as 

 poisonous. Water-newts are similar to the salamanders, ex- 

 cept that they live in the water, and the tail is often provided 

 with a fin. 



The -following figure (Fig. 148) represents a species of 



FIG. 148. COMMON YELLOW SPOTTED SALAMANDER. 



salamander common to the Northern States, and also found 

 at the South. Its color is bluish black, with a row of ir- 

 regular shaped yellow spots on each side of the body. 



In studying the external characters of the salamander, 

 the pupils will observe the following features : 



