LIST OF HALF-TONE ILLUSTRATIONS 



PART 1: THE TURTLES AND TORTOISES 

 Order CHELONIA 



PLATE FACING PAGE 



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 ...... y 



Hawk's-bill Turtle, Chelonia inibricala. Valuable 



for its "Tortoise Shell" .... 7 



iv. Young Loggerhead Turtles, Thalassochelys carctia 10 

 Plastrons of Loggerhead, Green, Hawk's-bill and 



Trunk Turtles ...... 10 



V. Eggs of the Arizona Mud Turtle, Cinosternum 



henrici . . . . . . . . 1 1 



Newly Hatched Musk Turtles, Aromochelys odoratus 1 1 



Eggs of the Spotted Turtle, Chelopus giittatus 1 1 



A Yearling Musk Turtle, /^. carinatus. . . 11 



Very \o\ing^o\'\vK'\L'E,Cistudo Carolina . . n 



A y oungGoPHEK'XoK'xoiSE, Testudo polyphemus . 11 



vi. Common Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina . 12 



\o\mg SnAVP\tiG'\\JK'iLE, Chelydra serpentina 12 

 vii. Alligator Snapping Turtle, Macrochelys lacertiiia. 



Reaches a Weight of 140 Pounds , '3 

 Head of the Alligator Turtle, Macrochelys lacertina. 



Could readily amputate a man's hand or foot 1 3 



viii. Common Musk Turtle, Aromochelys odoratus . 22 



Southern Musk Ivkxle, Aromochelys tristycha. 22 



ix. Keeled Musk Turtles, Aromochelys carinatus 23 



Common Mud Turtle, Cinosternum pennsylvanicmn 23 



X. Louisiana Mud Turtle, Cinosternum louisiance . 26 



Banded Mud Turtle, Cinosternum bauri . . 26 



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