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thousand teeth in all. As fast as one tooth is 

 worn out it is shed and another takes its place. 

 Further, they are so arranged that only alternate 

 teeth can drop out at a time. Professor Marsh 

 has called this giant lizard Trachodon annectens. 

 We have certainly a fine view of him. Back of 

 the head a frill rises gently to the shoulders. The 

 sun light reflects from the water every shining 

 scale and contour of the graceful body, and ex- 

 hibits the play of the strong muscles. He is in 

 his natural habitat and has finished breakfast, if 

 you please. Lifting his head he turns towards 

 the narrow neck of land that separates him from 

 a bayou just beyond. He wades through the mass 

 of rank vegetation towards shore, and as he 

 reaches the muddy slope between high, and low 

 tide, he rests his front feet on the sloping bank. 

 Then with body raised a few feet above the mud, 

 and dragging his tail behind him when he reaches 

 the fringe of bushes, he pushes his duck-bill into 

 them nosing around as if to scent some danger. 

 As the coast seems clear he hurries across the 

 narrow strip of land. 



The cooling touch of morning breeze 

 Waft incense from a censor hidden 

 The gentle sighing of trees 

 Add music to the scene unbidden. 

 As he hies himself away "to fresh scenes and 

 pastures green." But hark ! a noise that thrills 

 us, what can mean it? See! It is the tiger of the 

 Everglades rushing forward toward his prey. 



