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vegetation and insects. It lives to a great age, and its shell often bears carved 

 initials and dates. 



(h) Tlie Soft-shelled Turtles may be found in New York along the tribu- 

 taries of the Alleghany and St. Lawrence rivers and also in the Erie Canal. These 

 may be distinguished easily as the upper shell looks as if it were all of one piece 

 and of a soft leather-like consistency and looks like a pancake. However, the 

 Soft-shelled Turtles are not soft tempered and snap viciously when cornered. 



Carapace of the Painted Terrapin. 



Under view of the same. 



LESSON XII. 



THE APPEARANCE AND HABITS OF A TURTLE. 



Purpose. — To call the attention of the pupil to the structure and 

 habits of the turtle. 

 Observations for pupils: 



1. Compare the upper shell with the lower shell in the following 

 ways : Size, shape, color. 



2. ]\Iake a drawing of each showing the different plates of which it 

 is composed. 



3. Is the border of the upper shell different from the central por- 

 tion in color and markings? 



4. Is the edge smooth or scalloped ? 



5. ^^'hen the turtle is withdrawn in the shell how much of it pro- 

 jects beyond the upper shell? 



6. How much from the lower shell? 



7. Describe the markings on the head of the turtle. 



8. Describe the eye. 



9. How is it protected? 



10. How does the turtle wink? 



