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barb, when it ran off with greater speei] than from 

 the structure of the fore feet it seemed capable of 

 doing on the land. 



Near the Zebra is, perhaps, the largest specimen 

 of the Land Tortoise ever brought into this country, 

 the shell alone measuring 3 feet 2 inches in length, 

 and near 6 feet in circumference ; it is the Testuda 

 Indica of Liimaeus. 



Twisted round the Trunk of the Large Tree be- 

 hind the Zebra, is a specimen of the Great Serpent of 

 Surinam ; and on the ground, vyith its head erect, near 

 the window opposite the Stag, is another from the 

 Brazils ; presented by his Royal Highness the Duke 

 of York : they are near 20 feet long, and are of the 

 kind that has usually been called the Boa Constrictor, 

 but they belong to the Genus Coluber. 



On the Rocks, near the commencement on the 

 Land Side, is the Coryphene, or Dolphin — see Com- 

 panion of the Museum, p. 106. 



The Torpedo Raj/ (Raja Torpedo). 



Frog Fish (Lophius Europaeus). 



Young Shark — see Companion to the Museum,, 

 p. 114.. 



Porcupine Fish-^see as above, p. 108. 



Near these are a pair of those immense Shells, the 

 Chama Gigas of Linnceus. They are the largest of 

 all known shell fish, being 3 feet across, and weigh- 

 ing upwards of 300tb. This is the Cockle mentioned 

 by voyagers as capable of dining a whole ship's 

 company. The fish is said to weigh 40tb. : it is 

 black, but not ill -tasted, and is generally cut into 

 steaks and broiled. 



