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in all, and everywhere to be found, except in 

 Nature." 



But, what sad havock do modern naturalists play 

 with all this time-honoured poetry and romance, 

 when they apply the terrible name of Dragon to a 



GREEN DRAGON (Draco Viridis). 



little Lizard only a few inches in length, running 

 about the twigs of trees, in pursuit of flies, and dis- 

 tinguished from other Lizards merely by its first six 

 ribs projecting outwards, and supporting an extended 



