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are to the unpractised eye only a part of the bewildering 
foliage. I did not like to be told where to look, so be¬ 
fore the day was half gone I could see an iguana as soon 
as a native. 
Female Iguanas. 
A mouth like a toad’s, green, glittering eyes, a large 
pendulous dewlap, a row of lancet-shaped spines down 
the back, slender claws, and a long, pointed tail, certainly 
are not features to make the iguana an attractive pet; 
and yet it is gentle, easily tamed, and there are people 
who enjoy its company. Let not the Northern ladies 
shudder as they look on this picture; for do they not 
know, are there not among their number those who 
fondle and kiss (!) even the deformed pugs and lap-dogs ? 
Unlike the worthless curs, the iguana is a most excel¬ 
lent food-animal; its delicate white meat is not unlike 
chicken, and the eggs — of which the female lays five or 
