List of Half-tone Illustrations 



PLATE PACING I'.M.K 



xi. YELLOW-NECKED MUD TURTLE, Cinosiernumfla'cescens 27 

 ARIZONA MUD TURTLE, Cinosternum benrid. Lur- 



gest of the North American Mud Turtles . 27 



xiii. BELL'S TERRAPIN, Cbrysemys belli 34 



CHICKEN TURTLE, Cbrysemys reticulata 34 

 xiv. Young Specimens of PAINTED TERRAPIN, FLORIDA 

 TERRAPIN, LESUEUR'S TERRAPIN, and WOOD and 



SPOTTED TURTLES 35 

 xvi. TROOST'S TERRAPIN, Cbrysemys troosti. Sold Under 



the General Title of "Sliders" 46 

 Young of the YELLOW-BELLIED TERRAPIN, Cbrys- 

 emys scabra 46 

 xvii. Young FLORIDA TERRAPIN, Cbrysemys floridana. . 47 

 FLORIDA TERRAPIN, Adult . 47 

 xviii. GEOGRAPHIC TERRAPIN, Malacoclemmys geograpbica. 50 

 LESUEUR'S TERRAPIN, Malacoclemmys lesueurii 50 

 xix. DIAMOND-BACK TERRAPIN, Malacoclemmys palustns 51 

 WOOD TURTLE, Cbelopus insculptus. Protected from 



Capture in New York . 51 



xx. SPOTTED TURTLE, Cbelopus guttatus . 62 



MUHLEN BERG'S TURTLE, Cbelopus muhlenbergii 62 

 xxi. BLANDING'S TURTLE; SEMI-BOX TURTLE, Emys blan- 



dingii 63 



PAINTED Box TURTLE, Cistu do ornata . . 63 



Common Box TURTLE, Cistudo Carolina 63 



xxii. THREE-TOED Box TURTLE, Cistudo triunguis . . 64 



BAUR'S Box TURTLE, Cistudo bauri . . 64 



xxiii. GOPHER TORTOISE, Testudo polypbemus ... 65 



xxiv. DESERT TORTOISE, Testudo agassi^ii . . 68 



Plastron of the DESERT TORTOISE . . 68 



xxv. BERLANDIER'S TORTOISE, Testudo berlandieri . 6q 



Plastron of BERLANDIER'S TORTOISE . . 69 



xx vi. Eggs of Trionyx spinijer . . 76 



Head of Trionyx spinifer . . 70 



Front of Carapace, SMNY SOFT-SHELLED TURTLE, 



Trionyx spinifer . . 76 

 Young of the SOUTHERN SOFT-SHELLED TURTLE, 



Trionyx ferox ~( > 



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