364 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BERMUDAS. 



Kay, but from the difficulty of obtaining full-grown speci- 

 mens I have not been able to satisfy myself on this point. 

 I once captured a splendid specimen of this lizard in a 

 large earthenware jar, which had been placed close to a 

 stone wall to be aired in the sunshine. The reptile was 

 unable to escape, in consequence of the inner side of the 

 jar being glazed. The tail was steel blue, and the creature 

 altogether so beautiful that I restored it to liberty, for- 

 getting that I wanted a specimen. 



May 8^.^-Examined a specimen of the Lizard, common 

 in these islands. Length, seven inches. Upper parts 

 entirely dark brown, without any appearance of longitu- 

 dinal stripes. Cheeks and underside of the head and 

 throat ferruginous salmon colour. Under parts, light blue. 

 Jaws furnished with teeth of a globular form ; could per- 

 ceive no second row on the palate. In other respects this 

 reptile agreed with the description of Scincus fasciatus (the 

 Blue-tailed Skink of the New York Reptilia). This speci- 

 men had been killed for some time, and had probably lost 

 much of its true colours. 



TREES, SHRUBS, AND PLANTS OF BERMUDA. 



Juniperus bermudiana. — Bermuda Cedar, or, in other 

 words, the Virginian Cedar, grown in the calcarious soil of 

 Bermuda. 



Citrus aurantium. — Orange. Cultivated in gardens. 



Citrus tuberosa. — Common Citron. Cultivated. 



Citrus limotn. — Common Lemon. Grows wild. 



Citrus acris. — Sour Lemon, or Lime. Wild. 



