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room xn. Indies; the horn-nosed snake, from the interior 
NatThist. of Africa ; the cerastes or horned viper, from 
Africa ; the sea-green boa, with white bars on the 
back, from South America ; the boa constrictor, 
or great boa, from South America, a small or 
young specimen, the animal often growing to the 
length of twenty, thirty, or even more feet. 
In the glass case in the middle of this room, 
are contained many specimens of dried fishes, 
&e. The most remarkable are the foliated pipe¬ 
fish, from New Holland ; the five-spotted tor¬ 
pedo; common torpedo; beak of the spatularia, 
or spoon-fish, from the Mississippi, &c. 
