LIST OF HALF-TONE ILLUSTRATIONS 



PART I: THE TURTLES AND TORTOISES 



Order CHELONIA 



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ii. TRUNK TURTLE, Sphargis coriacea. Largest of the 



Marine Turtles ...... 6 



LOGGERHEAD TURTLE, Thalassochelys caretta . . 6 

 iii. GREEN TURTLE, Chelonia mydas. Esteemed as an 



Article of Diet . . . . 7 



HAWK'S-BILL TURTLE, Chelonia inibricata. Valuable 



for its "Tortoise Shell" 7 



iv. YOUNG LOGGERHEAD TURTLES, Thalassochelys caretta 10 

 Plastrons of LOGGERHEAD, GREEN, HAWK'S-BILL and 



TRUNK Turtles ... 10 



v. Eggs of the ARIZONA MUD TURTLE, Cinosternum 



henrici ........ I 



Newly Hatched MUSK TURTLES, Aromochelys odoratus \ 



Eggs of the SPOTTED TURTLE, Chelopus guttatus i 



A Yearling MUSK TURTLE, A. carinatus. . i 



Very Young Box TURTLE, Cistudo Carolina . i 



A Young GOPHER TORTOISE, Tesiu do polypbemus . i 



vi. Common SNAPPING TURTLE, Chelydra serpentina . 12 



Young SNAPPING TURTLE, Chelydra serpentina . 12 



vii. ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE, Macrochelys lacertina. 



Reaches a Weight of 140 Pounds . . 13 

 Head of the ALLIGATOR TURTLE, Macrochelys lacertina. 



Could readily amputate a man's hand or foot 13 



viii. Common MUSK TURTLE, Aromochelys odoratus . 22 



Southern MUSK TURTLE, Aromochelys tristycha. . 22 



ix. KEELED MUSK TURTLES, Aromochelys carinatus . 23 



Common MUD TURTLE, Cinosternum pennsylvanicum 23 



x. LOUISIANA MUD TURTLE, Cinosternum louisiance . 26 



BANDED MUD TURTLE, Cinosternum hauri . 26 



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