The Green Iguana I handled was quite big-about the size of an average dachshund.

I was surprised when Harry, the deputy director, told me the Iguana was as old as I was.

"There's the iguana," the guide said, with a laugh.

The tail of each iguana had been cut off.

" "Is iguana really good eating?" asked Joe.

The country was covered with immense ant-hills; one that Mr. Cunningham measured was eight feet high, and nearly twenty-six in circumference; but on breaking it up, he found it to be deserted by its constructors: an iguana, which was hunted by that gentleman, took refuge in one of these hills, which proved a safe asylum, for, although he broke a great part down, it escaped.

I had fired my fowling-piece at an iguana just before the appearance of the natives, so that we were without any means of defence; but, having reached the boat without accident, where we had our muskets ready, a parley was commenced for the purpose of recovering our losses.

They feed on all small mammals, birds, and reptiles, and even on some large ones; they kill iguanas; Cherrie saw a rattling chase through the trees, a coati following an iguana at full speed.

The snake had crushed its prey to a pulp; and not more than a couple of feet away another iguana was still busily, and with entire unconcern, engaged in making its burrow.

At Miller's approach the anaconda left the dead iguana and rushed into the water, and the live iguana promptly followed it.

At Miller's approach the anaconda left the dead iguana and rushed into the water, and the live iguana promptly followed it.

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* THE IGUANA.

The Iguana (Cyclura colei) is not only of singular aspect, but it may be regarded as the type of a large and important group in the Saurian family, which formed so conspicuous a feature in the ancient fauna of this country.

The iguana attains a large size in Jamaica, whence the present specimen was obtained, not unfrequently approaching four feet in length.

[Illustration: THE IGUANA.]

" SECTION V Vaisampayana said, "Girding their waists with swords, and equipped with finger-protectors made of iguana skins and with various weapons, those heroes proceeded in the direction of the river Yamuna.

And then the ape-bannered Vibhatsu, the son of Kunti, called also Swetavahana, with fingers cased in leathern fences of the Iguana skin, and taking up his bow and arrows set out in a northernly direction.

Uur-nah. Iguana.

The animal in question was probably the lacerto iguana, or it may have been a young alligator.

We have described them above, and the natives call them iguanas.

Up to that time none of the Spaniards had ventured to eat them because of their odour, which was not only repugnant but nauseating, but the Adelantado, won by the amiability of the cacique's sister, consented to taste a morsel of iguana; and hardly had his palate savoured this succulent flesh than he began to eat it by the mouthful.

It is reported that there are few dishes more appetising than iguana eggs cooked over a slow fire.

[Note 6: Iguanas are found in all the tierras calientes of the continent.]

They are not neglectful, however, of hunting, they have, as we have already said, utias, which resemble small rabbits, and iguana serpents, which I described in my First Decade.