164 REPTILES AND BIRDS. 
out claws. Seven longitudinal grooves extend from the neck to the 
tail, which reminds one of the seven chords of the ancient lyre. 
Only one species is known. It is found in the Mediterranean and 
Atlantic Ocean, and is, with the Loggerhead Turtle, the only species 
Fig. 41.—Leathery Turtle. 
found on the British coast. Its body is a light brown, with the lines 
of the carapace fawn-colour ; its members black, edged with yellow. 
It attains the length of six to eight feet, and a breadth of about 
one-fifth of the length: it sometimes reaches the weight of 1,400 to 
1,600 pounds. Its flesh is said to be unwholesome, and, on being 
eaten, to produce severe vomiting with diarrhea, 
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