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the nose, growing from the skin, like the briar 
prickle from the bark. 
bicornis, (two-horned rhinoceros,) horns two. 
See MS. P. 
2—6. KRuyncuops. Spec. 4. 
nigra, (skimmer,) blackish, white beneath; bill 
red at the base. 
See MS. P. 
5—1. Sapetyta. Spec. 25. 
alveolata, (case-worm,) with numerous parallel 
tubes communicating by an aperture, forming in 
the mass the appearance of honey-comb. ‘Two 
or three inches long. 
3—4. SAaLaMANpDRA. Spec. 11. 
palustris, (warted newt,) body blackish ; sides 
speckled with white; belly orange, with irregu- 
lar black spots. 
lacustris, (swamp newt,) black ; tail lanceolate; 
spotted with white, black, yellow or saffron. 
aquatica, (water newt,) tailroundish, middle-size ; 
brown or yellowish. 
salamandra, (proper salamander,) tail roundish, 
short; body porous, variegated with black and 
yellow, also sometimes brown or white. A small 
variety is brown and has the tail considerably 
compressed. 
4—4, Saimo. Spec. 56. 
Section A. Body variegated ; teeth apparent. 
salar, (common salmon,) upper jaw extending be- 
yond the lower ; first dorsal fin cinereous, spot- 
ted. Alllengths, even to six feet.. | 
