QS THE NATURALIST IN BERMUDA. 
REPTILIA. 
GREEN TURTLE (Chelonia mydas). This is the common 
turtle of the Bermudas. Not abundant. 
HAWKS-BILL TURTLE (Chelonia imbricata). Sometimes 
called “tortoishell turtle.” Not unfrequently taken. 
A species of Skink (Sezeus), is very common on the 
Islands, frequenting the old walls and stone heaps in 
the cedar groves. The collector must be careful, in captur- 
ing his specimen, not to take hold of the tail, as in the 
struggle to free itself, this agile creature is apt to save its 
body at the expense of its appendage. 
Mr. Hurdis has the following note upon this species :— 
“May 8, 1849. Examined a specimen of the lizard 
common in these Islands, which was found lying dead on a 
public road. Length 7 inches; upper parts entirely dark 
brown, without any appearance of longitudinal stripes ; 
cheeks, and under side of the head and throat, ferruginous 
salmon colour; under parts, ight bluish; jaws furnished 
with teeth of a globular form; could perceive no second 
row on the palate. In other respects this reptile agreed 
with the description of S. fasciatus, the blue tailed skink 
of the New York Reptilia. The specimen appeared to have 
been killed some time, and had doubtless lost much of its 
true colour.” 
Snakes are unknown in the Bermudas, although we 
believe an instance has occurred of a dead specimen being 
found, which, however, was proved to have been transported 
in a truss of hay from New York. Long may their ever- 
ereen groves and grassy banks be free from these noxious 
reptiles ! 
