CHAPTER LI.

Zoology: Orb-fish--Echinus, known to the ancients--Hippocampus --Trumpet-fish--Toad-fish--Sea-blubber, and galley-fish-- Sea-polypus--Cat-fish--Crabs, oysters, &c.--Turtle--Land-crab-- Soldier-crab--Lizards--Guana--Wood-slave--Scorpions--Centipede --Snakes--Tarantula--Cockroach--Caterpillars and butterflies-- Ants--Bats--Aquatic birds--Land birds--Humming bird--Anecdote