ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN. 



339 



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SNAPPING TURTLE. 



\vood-"turtle" and other species which forage 

 on land as well as in the water, are fond of 

 berries, mushrooms, and many kinds of fruits 

 and vegetables, while nearly all kinds will eat 

 grubs. The tortoises eat berries, mushrooms, 

 and some garden vegetables as well as grubs 

 and worms. 



Turtles should be provided with a variety of 

 foods until the kinds suited to each species are 

 ascertained. Many species of turtles feed only 

 under water, consequently it is absolutely nec- 

 essary for them to have access to it when fed. 



If their surroundings 



can be made to approach 



natural conditions — that is 

 if they can have access to 

 a compartment in their 

 quarters where there is 

 dry sand, earth and sods, 

 where grubs, worms, and 

 other food can be thrown 

 in abundance, success in 

 keeping them will be more 

 likely to follow; And it is 

 remarkable, how quickly 

 they learn the exact loca- 

 tion of food and drink. 

 Once fed in a certain 

 location, they will invari- 

 ably seek that place when 

 urged by hunger. 



The illustrations show 

 some of the land and 

 fresh-water turtles found 

 in the vicinity of New 

 York. 



0pc}ii)ig Hours. — Sum- 

 mer opening hours at the 

 Aquarium begin on April 

 15, when the building will 

 be open to visitors from 9 

 A. M. to 5 P. M. daily. The 

 building is closed Monday 

 lorenoons. 



Fishes of Nezv Jersey. — 

 The New Jersey State Mu- 

 seum at Trenton has re- 

 cently issued, in connection 

 with its annual report, a 

 work of 436 pages on the 

 Fishes of New Jersey, by 

 Henry W. Fowler. It is 

 fully illustrated and about 

 ■ '-- - - the same size as that issued 



in 1903 by the New York 

 State Museum at Albany, 

 on the Fishes of New York, 

 by Tartleton H. Bean. These two works, taken 

 in connection with the illustrated List of the 

 Fishes of Rhode Island, by Henry C. Tracy, 

 cover very thoroughly the fish life of the re- 

 gions about New York City. The last named 

 paper is from the 36th Report of the Com- 

 missioners of Fisheries of Rhode Island. Other 

 papers on the natural history of aquatic ani- 

 mals found in the region about New York 

 City have been published by the American 

 Aluseum of Natural History, the Zoological 

 Society and the Linnean Society of New York. 



SPOTTED TURTLE, 



