as amphibious as theoiter, and is valued as an antidote ftgainei 

 poi&an ; on U lis account, wJienevcr taken, it ja reaerved for 

 mediflioe. Ths oil e^ctracted frotn it ig excellent, which 

 should be fried cmt and put by j in all cases of boils, iilc*TPj 

 and »ore§, you have only to »pply it, and the CHfe ia 

 immediate, 



S^J^THE GECKO 



Ja of the lizariJ sp^cjes, wi(b a large hentd and a broad 

 tail J it is nearly a foot long, arid iis colour is gre^n, variegated 

 with brown streaks J ioterB per s^d with red epota. Jt is al- 

 together an ugly beast, and nestlea on the beame and rafteia 

 of how8e$, or io old broken waUs, At night it cornea out, 

 attracted by the lights, to devour the ineecta which abound. 

 People say that ita bite ia mortal, but 1 nerer heard of any 

 one having died by it. Whenever it nmlcee a noise, peopL 

 count the number of 1(9 crjfij, in order to divine tlieir future 

 fortunes. Thus five, seven, or nine criea are considered 

 lucky; but two, four, and six, ynlucky. Kow ridiculous 1 



THE CHAMELEON 



Is also of the lizard tribe, about five or six inches in 

 leogihj with a high ridge along its back : ita tail is Ion 5^, and 

 its scales small, while its motiooa arc very rapid. When 

 found among leaves, the colour of itt body id green ; when it 

 walks over aahefl, it aasumes a whitish hue ; but ebouid k 

 fall on charcoal, it immediately turns black. Thue ita body 

 ciianges colour according to ttie spbstance oa which it rests. 

 This ia a most strange and aingulsr f)ia|>ertyj which we can* 

 not account for. 



CROWNED PIGEON OR 



THE NEW OUINEA FOWL, 



This bird ta shaped like a dove, and a little larger ilian 

 thedomeBtsc fowl ; its body is about sii inches liigh, and ita 

 head is crowned with a buncli of fcaihera like diverging 

 rays. Its colour is a d*jep slate bluej and its piupiage very 

 soft and sleek, vying with the peacock in beauty, like which 



