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^ # rd.i, but fomfewhat lower , were two other ©r?)?^, * 
^'^I* 5' ^« jQok for the ^/^r^j- ^ but after found they only led into a 
bone that had a pretty large cavity^ but no perforation. 
Vipers have not thefe f?n)?r^j- in the head s and C/;<3^r^ faith 
that they hear by the Nojlrills ; and that to them run not 
only the Olfr^ory^ but Auditory NerveszMo^ The Eye 
was round, about J of an Inch diameter*^ in Colour ^ the 
make of the P^///^, and other refpeds, like a Vipers^ as in- 
deed except in the l^attle^ was the whole external fhape of 
this Animal There was a large »Sr^/^ jetting overiheEye, 
which feemed to ferve as a Palpebra for defending it from 
any thing falling on it 5 but I could not perceive 'twas ca- 
pable of ^/-^/^j^/g, tho i/xii^Wj'itfeem'dto h^VQ ^ membranes 
" niBitans^ which removes any duft that might adhere to 
tbe-E'y^. 
The Scales on the head were the fmalleft of any ^ thoft 
on the Bac\\z.vgt^ , and fo proportion ably greater to the 
biggeft part ot the Body \ and fo diminifliing thence a» 
gain to the fetting on of the all in figure fome* 
what refe^nbling Parfnip Seeds. Their colour various^ 
thofe OQ the Head , like the colour of the feathers on the 
back of a Green finch i fpeckled with fmall blacJ^fpotsi 
whereof there were four larger and more remarkable^ 
Thoft on the bac\y^Qx^ a dark Femllemorte^ a black and a 
darkifh yellow , and fpeckled ^ making a curious chec- 
* quer or dappling on the back by this intermixture of co- 
lours 5 but as they grew nearer the Taile they became 
darker^ and at laft almoft Blacky The Scales on the to/^had 
an edged rifmg in the middle, which was ftill lefs protUr 
berant as they grew nearer the fides, where they v/ere 
flat. 
The Belly feemed flat, covered with long iS^^/^z of a • 
yellowifli colour, fpeckled black. From the Neck to the 
Anus we numbered 168 ^beyond the Anus were two hdf 
Smksi thence 19 v^hol^ scales of a black lead colour 
with yellowiih Edges \ from thence to the J{attU 6 orders 
©F-Fows of fmaller fcaks oi the fame colour-' 
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