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common pinh-n spider i extremely lutinful. I have suffered for some hours from the bite of 

 one of thes.- creature*, and 1 have xs-n the arm of a young lady flushed and swollen, because 



len-pider had Litter, the luck of her hand. The pain ia something like that produced 

 l.y th.- stilly of a wasp, but more dull, and seeming to throb with the pulse. 



The .-..lor of the I t.-d throated Anolis is greenish blue, excepting ..u the throat when t Im- 

 mature i. ,-xcited. Then- is no crest on the na|- anl liack. tmt the tail is slightly tooth. -d 

 When full L'rown, it is about the size of our sand Lizard. 



On: la>t example of this large and interesting family is th CROWNKD TAPATAXIN, one of 

 the singular North American reptiles which an- jM.pularly known by the name of Horned 

 Toads, their general form and nmd.- of sitting being extremely toad-like. 



This animal is not at all uncommon in California, and is said when at liberty in its wild 

 tate to move with much rapid it \ over the ground, in search of its insect prey. Ite habits in 





confinement, however, do not carry ont this statement, as it is then sluggish to a degree, 

 remaining for many consecutive hours in precisely the same attitude, heedless of Un- 

 failing rain or the burning rays of the sun, and scarcely changing its position even when 

 pushed with the finger. It is quite harmless, in spite of its very formidable looks, and does 



ittempt to avenge itself upon its captor, however roughly it may be handled. Aft-r a 

 while it can be made to know its owner, and will even take flies and other insects out of his 

 hand. Little red ants seem to be its favorite food ; but it lives on beetles and insects of 

 various kinds. 



The head of this curious n-ptile is armed with long, pointed, conical spines, set around its 

 edge and d inn-ted hick ward. Shorter and stouter spines, but of a triangular shape, are scat- 

 tered over the back, and extend even over the odd, short, and pointed tail. Each edge of til-- 

 tail is armed with a strong row of spines, giving it a regularly toothed appearance. The general 

 color of the Crowned Tapayaxin is gray, variegated with several irregular bands of ri h <-h.-t- 

 nut-brown. The head is light brown, blotched with a darker hue, and the under parta are 

 ochry-yellow, marked with sundry blotches of dark gray. 



THE HORITED LIZARD (Phrynosoma dauglatti). This strangely armed creatun- is found 

 in Central America, and in western portions of the United State*. Holbrook records three 

 other species, which inhabit the region about the Columbia River. 



