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D0TTINGS ON THE ROADSIDE. [Ohap. XXV.—B. P- 
often preys on fish, it being as much at home in the 
water as on land. The eggs are about the size of those 
of a pigeon; it lays about a hundred, depositing them 
carefully in the sand, in a similar manner to that of 
the turtle. 
Soon after seven my men thought it high time to 
stop for breakfast, and as I entertained the same view, 
the canoe was soon brought to the bank at the planta¬ 
tion of Christopher Hudson, one of the most respect¬ 
able Creoles at Blewfields, and very intelligent be¬ 
sides, Here a fire was made in no time, by putting 
the burnt ends of three good-sized faggots together, 
lighting some tinder or dry moss between them and 
blowing the whole into a flame. Travellers in this 
country should never neglect to take with them from 
their last bivouac a supply of charred wood, so as to 
be independent of the fuel found on or near the camp¬ 
ing-place, which is generally wet or damp, especially 
in the rainy season. 
Ho sooner was the fire well lit than the iguana was 
pitched upon it, and very shortly the scaly skin be¬ 
gan to crack and curl, so that it was easy work to 
scrape it all away, leaving the flesh bare. A small 
piece, toasted, was then handed to me; but I liked it 
better stewed, and therefore directed that certain por¬ 
tions, together with the eggs, should be put into the 
camp-kettle for that purpose, and a most excellent 
meal we made somewhat later in the day. The iguana 
not only affords nutritious and agreeable food on the 
shortest notice, but keeps well besides, and for that 
reason is especially valuable in a hot climate, where 
