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his traps again, and in two days we had the pleasure 

 of seeing another brought down the river, which the 

 dukun insisted upon being the wicked one ; and when 

 he was killed, the prediction was verified by the bones 

 and clothes of a man being taken from his stomach. It 

 was not so large as the former one, being only about 

 fifteen and a half feet in length: a large piece had been 

 broken off its bony nose by fighting with others of its 

 tribe, and it was probably from this outward evidence 

 of its disposition that the doctor was enabled to pro- 

 nounce so confidently on its character. Since that 

 one was destroyed we have not been troubled with 

 them in Sarawak, though they are still numerous. 



The ' biawak ' of the Malays, called by Europeans 

 the iguana, is plentiful in creeks near houses where 

 poultry is kept, to which it proves very destructive. 

 In appearance it resembles the alligator, but rarely 

 attains a greater length than six feet. A smaller 

 animal, called by the same name, which lives in woods 

 and climbs trees, is much valued by the Dyaks as a 

 delicate article of food. Many other kinds of the 

 lizard tribe, under various names, are also abundant 

 in trees and in grassy places, amongst old houses, &c. 

 The most beautiful are the green ones, resembling the 

 chameleon, of which there are several kinds ; they live 

 on flies and other insects. 



The flying lizard (Draco volans) is a curious and 

 harmless little animal, which is frequently found 

 about the pinang, and other trees, in the vicinity 

 of the European houses. The ' chichak ' is a little 



