LIZARD. «3 



it will fwallow mud, and even ftones, and pieces of wood. They often 

 get into the wears in purfuit of fifh, and do much mifchief by breaking 

 them to pieces. 



They are torpid during the winter in -Carolina, and retire into their 

 dens, which they form by burrowing far under ground ; it makes the 

 entrance under water, and works upwards. In fpring it quits its retreat, 

 and reforts to the rivers, which it fwims up and down ; and chiefly 

 ■feeks its prey near die mouth, where the water is brackifh. 



It roars and makes a dreadful noife at its firft leaving its den, and 

 againft bad weather. It lays a vafl number of eggs in the fand, 

 near the banks of lakes and rivers, and leaves them to be hatched by 

 the fun : multitudes are deftroyed as foon as hatched, either by their 

 own fpecies, or by fifh of prey. In South America the Carrion Vulture 

 is the inftrument of Providence to deftroy multitudes ; by that means 

 preventing the country from being rendered uninhabitable *. 



Lacerta fex-lineataj Z/?;. 364. 15. Liok. 



Lion Lizard, Catejby, ii. 680 



T Of a grey color, marked lengthways on each fide with three 

 whitilli lines : long legs : very long tail, which it curls up, look- 

 ing fierce at the fame time. The fize about fix inches. 



Inhabits South Carolina-\, and the greater Antilles. Very inofFenfive, Place. 



Remarkably agile, but is a prey to rapacious birds. 



Gtreen Lizard ^i Carolina, Latv/on, 13 1. — Catejby ^ ii. 65, S6. Grebn. 



T Totally green : very flender : tail near double the length of the 

 body. Whole length about five inches. 



* Ariik Zool.ll, \<^ls -j- Doftor Gardin. 



2 Inhabits 



