CHAP. IV, 



Oj REPTILES. 



PAGE. 



1. Of their motions - - 22 



fi. Of serpents 23 



The astonishing number of their bones - ib. 



Different sorts of serpents . 24 



3. Of their brain, stomach, generation - 25 



4-. Of the venom of serpents and vipers _ ib. 



The swiftness of the poison of a rattle-snake 27 



Singular properties of the rattle-snake - ib. 



Particular account of a person bit by a rattle-snake 29 



5. Of some particular sort of reptiles - QQ 

 Of the water-snake . ib. 

 Of the serpent of the waters - 31 

 Of the crocodile, the king of reptiles - ib. 

 The amerlcan crocodile, or alligator - ib f 

 Of the cameleon - 32 

 Four species of cameleons: the Arabian, the Egyptian, 



the Mexican, the European - 33 



The uncommon structure and motion of their eyes ib. 



Peculiarities of the cameleons in Smyrna 34 

 Of the salamander . ib. 



Of the oocarel of Lower Egypt resembling a crocodile 35 



Of the lizards and scorpions of Italy ib. 



6. Water Lizards often change their skins ib. 

 A particular species of water lizards termed an aquatic 



salamander ... 3f 

 a 2 



