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the prawn {Palamon serratus). On enquiring what he 

 meant by the word " quantity" he said as many as he 

 could hold with both hands ; and that there appeared to 

 be a considerable number of these prawns in the shallow 

 water among the mangroves. 



Reptilia. 



Green Turtle {Chelonia mydas), the Common Turtle of 

 the Bermudas ; not over abundant. 



Hawks-bill, or Tortoisehell Turtle {Chelonia imbricatd) ; 

 not unfrequently taken. 



October 28th, 1852. — A few days ago a young snake 

 was brought to me from Facey's stables, where it was 

 found dead among the litter of the stalls. It had evi- 

 dently been dead for a considerable period ; was of a dark 

 colour on the upper portion of the body, and light below. 

 The plates on the upper part of the head struck me as 

 being very large and distinct. The tail, long and slender ; 

 the length (as well as I could obtain it from so dried a 

 specimen) was from nine to ten inches. There was no 

 appearance of venomous fangs in the mouth. As snakes 

 are unknown in the Bermudas, I have no doubt this one 

 has been brought here from the United States in some 

 truss of hay. It was probably a young specimen of the 

 American " Black Snake " {Colubu constricter of De Kay). 



Our only reptile is the Lizard, so often seen running 

 in and out of the stone walls which abound in Bermuda. 

 This lizard I consider to be the Blue-tailed Skink of De 



