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Show 2 RO KY MOUNTAIN OENEJtv . b1·r Gth) till remain.· a typical in•don, with no altcmtion mor important than a sin "'l appl•arnnco in a new t•pi<l •rmi ·." 'imilar obs •rvation had ::tln•ady !Pen mad by n <'Ol PbnttC'd J<'l'<' ll!'it naturalh;t, Pt·of · or Dumcril, 011 an allh•<l H}Weit•s, found on liH• tnbl vlan< ls of 1\[exi ·o; aml it wal'l a 111atter of no small int •re:;t to Pro ft>l'l~o 1· Mat· It to a cPrtain whet ltPr this H]W ·ip: would ttnd<•1-p;o a si 111ilar l'lrangP wh!'n pla ed undl'r <lill\•n•nt physi<'al ·onclitimts l1 '" 't' th ''<' <·n·al ttres wcr • watcltecl wit It gn•n t <·an•. ' Amonrr tlte ot iH'r mot'<' itnportant <'h:tn<T<•s wlri ·h O<'<' ttt'I'L'Cl dttrin gthc m<•larnorph o. i t~ may hl' ltt t• ntioliPd t iH' clecn•ast• in U1' siz<' of tltP t•nlin• body, wl1ich wa · ve ry llltLI'k<·<l, a pt•r<'l'l ti ble incri':LH<' in the diHtilldn t•s.· of tho ·o tal groovN! eo tTcspo11dinp; to tlto vertelm(1, and the gmdnal o silkation of tlw caqlll fl an<l tarHtl ·. The ft• •t also 'lw<'amo l<'Kfl ]>:tl n1alt>, and th<' to • le. s llt']li'('HHPd. During th • tran sfonnalion, mort•ov<• r, and <'RpPcially aftr r itH comph•ti on, all the . peei ttH'IIH ll l'rl tlu· t hill, tram;pat ·rnt <'picl<>rmi , sonH' of Uu·nt 1'('1',\' fn•qu<• nlly · Oti C, ind 'l'd, wh ich lrad l ><•t>n k l'pt i11 a st ro n ~ liglrl, loHL lhi · <·ovt•ring t ltt· '' lintl'H in t l1' It'll <lay immt•tliatt·ly following thP mt'lamorph osiH. " The ehancr<• in Lhl' habit ~:> of' lltl' 'in·don in pn ~~ in <T into thP 1\ mhl.r,;toma Alate wa eat'CPly IN; lll:trk<·d tl1an tho alt<'mlion in it.s phyHi<·al ehat·ttet<' t'S. As ·oon nfl th a.bsorvtion of tit • t>xtl•1·nal bmncl1im cOIII m 'net•d, the :t11irna.l can t<' lllOI'll f1· ·quently to t ltn top of' tit' wat('J' an<l took a mouthful of' air ; aml 11ot l o11g al't<•J·wanlH wouhl O<'ea.sionally fl oat. for· SOIItl\ tim at an an<d<• of' about 4G0 , with th<• l'XI<'rnal Jt nstrils abon• the nrl'acc. Freq ut•tJL d l'orlH to h•aw th watl•r .·oon f'oll owl'd , nntl all opportunity of ·o <lo in~ waH in nto't inl:ltancN; sp<'t•dily improved, nnd tiro ehango tl1en serme l to pi'Ogt·rss 1110r<' rapi<ll . One ot· two ::;p '<'imr tJs bow V 1', h WC(l fOI' , 'QITI (' liiiH' ('Specially in ('001 W('a(h('J', 11111!'11 IPHS inclination to cl~: '<'l't tlJPir nativl' <'ll'nwnt, appa1· •nLly suil'ering lillie OJ' no i nconveni nee from n·mai n i 11g 11 ncll'l' wnte1·, i I' all ow<'d to com • Lo tho sut·face about on c in fiv minutef:!. Tit , pugnacious propenHili 'S of Llw i.J· d nR, which a.t first lL•d to OC\ ·asional a.s a.ult · ou ouo anot h('J', appt·n.n·tl to diminish a the change pi'Og t·c· st~ed, am1 tl1u moro i:!lli<I'<Tish JtatUI'O of aln.ma11der at Ia. t pr tlom i mttccl ; aUhoTwh tho altt•J't' l fonm; at ti llll'S llOwcd no Uttle eel rity of mov<' tTil'nt, and wiPn in·itatl'd •sp •cially when Jwld by th tail, would oftt•n t nl'l1 a11d nap at t it • lta11d with a rapidity that would hav don • nodi cr ditto a r ptil , f mn ·h high r J'Cl'anization. Till~ J.ARAMJE l'I, AINR. 3 "The effc t 011 Llt meta.morpltosi of a variati.on in ]i O'ht and temprratut ·o ltas aln•ady be ·n alln(kd to. During a ·u '' ·i on of v ' I'Y warm days, abo nt th' fit· ·t of \•ptemb .,., tlH clran <T' pt·ogr ' 'l'cl with gn•at mpidity, b ut it apparently et>aH •cl, or mad ' V(' ry li rrht prOO'J' '• s, in t lr<• <'001 we<·k tl1at follow d. \VIti I ', mon'0\'!'1', Ute two sp •cinw nfl most favorctl in n•.-arcl to Ji o·ht and wannll1 pas t•tl apvarenlly tln·ough th l'lltit·o trail formati on in a.b ut 20 days Ut ' wlti ·h ·omnu.mcecl a.t Ute same tin l ', l)llt wpr• k ss l~t,. rably ·i tuat ·d, r 'qllirl'l at l •a-t twit'<' that tim • l'ot· i t. cotn plt•ti n. Tlr • only li vin <T spe ·im •n ·till remaini11g unclrang<•u l1as twic ·llown li o·lJt intl il'ation · of' an approa lling 111 •tamorphoHis, bnt. with tlll' x · pLion of ·ont' Hpot:;, tltt• hav' appar •nlly l'lOO tl diHap1warrd alkr a tnLu sl'or to a dark antl cool l' place." .i\s wo paHH 0 11 wostwa1· l w' ·omo i11 to Lit <• t>a torn bonl•r of tlw great coal li l' ltl · of tho Rocl·y Mountai11 , and ina mneh rtH Utt•y :tl'l' of ,.a t imporlanc • to t.hi gr at th J'Ou•rhfat· •, as wvll a. to tlt\' cou ntry, 1 wil l mnko th m tl1 ubj' t of the n •xt eltnpt •r. |