TURTLES. 



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of some of the tropical islands at this day make 

 these shells serve the same purposes, and others, 



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GREEN TURTLE. 



such as drinking-troughs for their cattle, and 

 baths for their children. 



The West Indian Isles, particularly the Ba- 

 hamas, and those little sandy spots off the end of 

 Cuba, known as the Caymanas, the Isle of As- 

 cension, and most of the islands of the Pacific, 

 are favourite resorts of the Green Turtle. Spe- 

 cimens have been occasionally caught on the 

 shores of Europe, driven hither by stress of wea- 

 ther. " In the year 1752," says Mr. Bingley, 



