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SKUNK CABBAGE. 223 SLADE. inches in diamgtor. In the Northwestern United States, extending through Alaska to Japan and Siberia, is a related plant {Lysdchitum Cam- SKUNK CABBIOE. Leaf much reduced as compared with spathe. tsliatcensc), which from its resemblance to the above is called skunk cabbage. SKUNK PORPOISE. The bay porpoise, so called cm account of its variegated black and white markings. See Poepoise, and accompany- ing illustration. SKUNK TURTLE. The musk-turtle, or unisk-t(irt(pisc (((.v.), so called in reference to its vile odiir. SKUPSHTINA, skupsh-te'na (Serv., as- sembly). The name of the Servian national par- liament. Sec Servia. SKY. See Atmosphere ; Cloids : Dust. SKYE, ski. The second largest of the Scottish islands and the most northerly of the inner Hebrides (q.v. ), forming part of the County of Inverness, from the mainland of which it is separated by a narrow channel (Jlap: Scotland, B 2). Area, .535 square miles. Skye is moun- tainous and moorv, but contains some arable and pasture land. The principal mountains are the Cooli'n Hills, which stretch irregularly chiefly from southwest to northeast, culminating in the sharp peaks of Scoor-nan-Gillean (3107 feet) and Scoor Dearg (3233 feet). The most famous scene in this region, immortalized by Sir Walter Scott in the Lord of tlie Istes. is Loch Coiruisg, a small fresh-water lake near the head of the Bay of Scavaig. Glen Sligachan, extending from the head of the loch of that name about nine miles to f'aumsvinary. is considered the grandest glen in the Highlands. The coasts abound in herring, cod. ling, and saithe, and the fisheries are extensive. Lobster fishing is also carried on to a considerable extent. Sheep-raising en- grosses almost exclusively the attention of the farmers. The island produces a well-known breed of pet dog. The principal exports are cattle and sheep, wool, fish, shell fish, and eggs. There are manufactures of tweed at Portree and of whisky at Carabost. The principal port of Skye is Portree, a picturesque village with a ' popula- tion of 2798. Among the famous castles are those of Armadale and Dunvegan. The popi- lation, in 1891, was 15,705: in 1901, 14,042, chiefly Celtic, with a mixture of the Norse element. The common language is Gaelic. Con- sult: Boswell, Tour in the Hebrides (London, 1802) ; Smith, A Summer in Skye (Edinburgh, 1885). SKYE TERRIER. See Terrier. SKYLARK. A European lark (Alniida arven- S!>), the 'lark' (([.v.) par excellence of Great Britain, which, notwithstanding the tameness of its brown plumage, is a universal favorite on account of the sweetness of its cheerful song, which it pours forth while soaring and floating in the air. More rarely it sings on the ground. It is in great repute as a cage-bird, and sings well in confinement, fluttering its wings while singing, as if still desirous of soaring in the air. It abounds chiefly in open but cultivated districts. It is common in most parts of Europe, but from the more northern parts it migrates southward on the approach of winter. It is also a native of Asia, and is a winter visitant of the north of Africa. It has been introduced into America, and has become naturalized on Long Island. It makes its nest generally in an open field, and often under shelter of a "tuft of herb- age, or a clod of earth; .lays four or five mottled eggs: and generally produces two broods in a season. It is not truly gregarious in summer, but in winter large flocks assemble together, and at this season multitudes of larks are taken for the table in the south of Europe by various trap- ping devices. See Plates of Lark.s and Star- LING.S. The crested lark {Alandn cristata), very simi- lar in size and plumage to the common lark, but having the feathers of the crown of the head more distinctly developed into a crest, although a very common bird in many parts of Eurojie, has very seldom been seen in Great Britain. The wood lark (Alauda arborea) . a smaller species, not unfrequent in some parts of England, but rare in Scotland, is a bird of very delightful song, and usually sings perched on the branch of a tree. It frequents wooded districts and is also a favorite cage-bird. The nearest American rep- resentative of these birds is the shore-lark (q.v.). Consult Dresser, Birds of Europe (London, 1879). SLA, slii. A seaport of Morocco. See Sallee. SLABY, slanj^, Adolf (1849—). A German engineer. He was born in Berlin, and was edu- cated there, becoming in 1873 instructor at the Royal Industrial School in Potsdam, and in 1876 at the Industrial Academy in Berlin. In 1882 he was appointed professor of the theory of machines and electricity at the Technical In- stitute in Charlottenburg. and in 1884 he became director of the electro-technical laboratory there. In 1902 he was made professor in the University of Berlin. He wrote Vcrstiehe iiber Kleinmo- toren (1879). Knlnrimetrische Vntersuchungen iiber den Kreisprozess der Onsmaschine (1894), and Die neiicsteii Fortschritte auf dem Oebiete dcr Funkentelegraphie (1901). SLADE, sl.^d. Felix (1790-1808). An English antiquarv, born in Lambeth, then a suburb of London. He lived mostly at Walcot Place, the home of his father, in Lambeth. On the death of lus elder brother, he inherited the family ea-