GECKOS. 
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their prey; emerging from the chinks and recesses where they conceal themselves 
during the day, to search for insects that then retire to settle for the night. In a 
boudoir, where the ladies of my family spent their evenings, one of these familiar 
and amusing little creatures had its hiding-place behind a gilt picture-frame. 
Punctually as the candles were lighted, it made its appearance on the wall to be 
fed with its accustomed crumbs; and, if neglected, it reiterated its sharp quick call 
wall-geckos (nat. size). 
of chic, chic, chit, till attended to. It was of a delicate grey colour, tinged with 
pink; and having by accident fallen on a work-table, it fled, leaving part of its 
tail behind it, which, however, it reproduced within less than a month. ... In an 
officer’s quarters, in the fort at Colombo, a gecko had been taught to come daily to 
the dinner-table, and always made its appearance along with the dessert. The 
family were absent for some months, during which the house underwent extensive 
repairs, the roof having been raised, the walls stuccoed, and the ceilings whitened. 
It was naturally surmised that so long a suspension of its accustomed habits would 
