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The Tail, or fmaller End Terminated in the Back, "^^^ Taii 
with Two Triangular pellucid (oft Scales, that covered 
the Orifice of the Anus, at whidi its Excrement was 
difcharged, as I fopnd when I opened it 5 for the 
Extremity of the Inteftine was clofely inferted into this 
Paflage. 
The bigger end (tho' it had nothing of that pe- ^^^^" 
culiar lhape that is common to the fJeaJ in moft Crea- 
tures, and (diftinguiflies it from the reft of the Bo- 
dy; nor had any Horns, Eyes, Ears, Nofe, or 
Gills yet becaufe 'twas oppofite to the Tail, and here 
was the Mouth) we may properly enough call it the 
Head. 
The Mouth was a very Ii^ge patulous opening, The 
for the bulk of the Animal ,* not placed at the end, ^onth 
but fomewhat underneath, as part of the Belly, and 
could not be feen when the Back was turned upper- 
moft. 
The Belly was flat, and no ways protuberant, cover- 
ed with a fmooih naked Skin, of a much lighter Colour 
then the Back, irregularly Spotted, with little dark 
Brownifti Spots, fome larger , (bme fmaller ; 'twas 
broader towards the Head, and grew narrower ftill 
towards . the Tail ; where , for about the fpace of 
an Inch, 'twas curioufly pinched with little Inden- 
tures, refembling the fmall Joints in the Tails 
of fome Infcfts ; thefe Divifions or Joints were 
ftill (horter and clofer to one another, the nigher 
they were to the extremity of the Tail. 
Beginning clofe at each corner of the Mouth, and The Feet 
fo along both fides of the Belly, was ranged a row ^^^^^^g^. 
of Feet, in a clofe continued Series down to the 
utmoft tip of the Tail,- the largeft were placed to- 
wards the Mouth , and upper part of the Body , 
where they were about a quarter of an Inch long , 
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