170 TWO SPECIES OF LAND LIZARDS. [PART II. 
six of these, together with seven of the ordinary 
size, and the other seven, with five of the ordinary 
size, all the small ones being of about the same 
dimensions. The eggs of young birds are often 
smaller than those of older ones, but these were 
out of all proportion to the size of the bird. They 
were besides unusually pointed at the small end. 
None of these small eggs came to maturity, one of 
the nests having been forsaken by the old bird, 
and those of the other, which were placed under 
a Common Hen, turning out to be addled. 
It was formerly generally considered that 
there was but one species of land Lizard indi- 
genous to this country. I had however for a 
good while before I was aware that the question 
had been set at rest by Professor Bell (who in 
his work on British Reptiles distinguishes the 
Lacerta agilis from the Zootoca vivipera), and 
indeed before its publication, entertained a strong 
suspicion that there were two distinct species, 
having two or three times seen specimens—such 
bloated, mottled, ungainly looking beasts, as com- 
pared with the bright symmetrical little fellows, 
who occasionally dart across our path, all life and 
activity, that I could not bring myself to believe , 
the great difference between them was attri- 
