386 



ZOOLOGY. 



[Sect. XI. 



eome 



o^ 



has observed the remains of insects 



crops of some of those spec 



a 



are 



ifted with 



<- 

 tt 



such 



well. Turtles 



that 



/ 



V 



r) and alligators are 



( 



^"* 



-* 



the other, wiiuuat any provisiou ; and, after 



ported almost without trouble. It is not 

 uncommon for those who touch at the Gallapagos, where 

 great land-tortoises abound, to put them into dry casks, 



one over 



many weeks, they are found not only ahve, but in excel- 

 lent condition for the table, where they are said to exceed 

 turtle in delicacy of flavour. 



" Guanas, chamajleons, together with others of the lizard 

 tribe, and all serpents, bear abstinence from food for a 



time, and are brought from their native countries 



with little trouble. 



" Insects mav be taken in the caterpillar stage when 

 about to enter the chrysalis state, and, in this manner, 

 may attain their imago or perfect development, either on 

 the voyage, or after their arrival, by attention to their 

 habits, and to the temperature of their natural locality. 



lor 



(land-shells) 



"The terrestrial or pulmoniferous Mollusca 

 mav be bruu^lit over alive with ease. When they show a 

 disposition to bybernate, by sticking firmly to the side of 

 tlie box or vessel wherein they may be, and at the same 

 time throwing out the thick parchment-like secretion, 

 which serves many of the species instead of a true oper- 

 culum, they should not be disturbed, but must be kept 

 dry, and, if possible, excluded from the air. Many 

 species have been thus accidentally imported. Bulinus 



