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row of creft-like fcales down his back, in the form of rays, a little fepa- 

 rated from each other ; he has alfo a kind of hood on his head ; he lives 

 among trees, climbing eafily j alfo by fwelling his hood with air, and 

 puffing up his whole dimcnfions, he becomes much lighter than before; 

 leaps, and as it were flies from branch to branch j the fame extenfion of 

 his parrs he ufes when fwimming. When repofed, tempering his na- 

 tural vivacity, he feems pleafed with being infpefted ; and gently agi- 

 tates his creft^ raifing and falling it; which, by the diflrerent refleftions 

 of his fcales, has a pretty effect. Often exceeds three feet long. 



THE GALEOTE 



HAS a crefl: from his head to the middle of his back, formed of 

 fcales, feparate, large, thin, and pointed: his head is flat, very 

 broad behind; eyes large ; opening for the ears large; the throat a little 

 fwelled ; feet long, and toes alfo, which are widely feparated from each 

 other. The tail is tapering, and three times as long as the body. Is 

 but fmall. Some are azure on the back; whitifh on the belly. Found in 

 Afia, the Ifle of Ceylon, Arabia, and Spain. Lives in the houfcs, on the 

 roofs; feeds on fpiders, and fome fay on young ratsj ,aod fights with 

 fmall ferpents, as do many other lizards. 



THE GREY LIZARD 



IS the gentlefl:, mod innorent, and mofl: ufeful of its kind ; is the com- 

 montft alfo. Its motions are lively, and itscourfe rapid. Is fond of 

 the heat of the fun ; is not afraid of man, nor fhuns him, but looks at 

 him: yet at the lead noife is frighted, and difappears. Has five toes to 

 each foot ; his back is grey, with whitilh fpots, and has three long ftreaks, 

 of almoft black, running down it ; his belly is greenifh changing to blue; 

 his throat has a kind of coUar, of feven gold-coloured fcales : belly is 

 covered with fcait§, larger than thofe on the upper parts, forming crofs 



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