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inclining to yellow, and the intervals of the gra- 

 nules of the skin were of a pale and yellowish red. 

 Tliis grey, which coloured all the parts exposed to 

 the light, changed when in the sun ; and all the 

 places of its body which were illuminated, instead 

 of their blueish colour, became of a brownish grey, 

 inclining to a mlnime. The rest of the skin, which 

 was not illuminated by the sun, changed its grey 

 into several brisk and shining colours, forming 

 spots about half a finger's breadth, reaching from 

 the crest of the spine to the middle of the back : 

 others appeared on the ribs, fore legs, and tail. 

 All these spots were of an Isabella colour, through 

 the mixture of a pale yellow with which the gra- 

 nules were tinged, and of a bright red, which is 

 the colour of the bottom of the skin which is 

 visible between the granules : the rest of the skin. 



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not enlightened by the sun, and which was of a 

 paler grey than ordinary, resembled a cloth made 

 of mixed wool; some of the granules being green- 

 ish, others of a minime-grey, and others of the 

 usual blueish grey, the ground remaining as be- 

 fore. When the sun did not shine, the first grey 

 appeared again by little and little, and spread 

 itself all over the body, except under the feet, 

 which continued of the same colour, but a little 

 browner ; and when, being in this state, some of the 

 company handled it, there immediately appeared 

 on its shoulders and fore legs several very black- 

 ish spots about the size of a finger nail, and which 

 did not take place when it was handled by those 

 who usually took care of it. Sometimes it was 

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