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fore limbs a little longer and stronger. ‘Tail robust, heavy, power- 
ful, ending in a horny claw-like point, and moderately long. 
Color in alcohol fades scarcely from olivaceous of live animal, 
etc. Length 6% inches. This description from an example 
taken by Mr. David McCadden at Ocean City Point, August. 
19th, 1906. 
Color of adult in life carapace olivaceous below, and plastron 
horny-brown, with dull olive tints around sutures. Head, neck, 
legs, tail and exposed skin muddy-brown, mottled paler on lower 
surfaces of former. Iris brown. Fresh-water pond at edge of 
tide-marsh, Palermo, Cape May County, April 15th, 1906. | 
Mud Turtle. Kinosternon pensylvanicum (Gmelin). (Young.) 
In this locality these turtles were very abundant, occurring all 
about the swamps. ‘They were shy when in the water, though 
were easily taken in a small dip-net. They swim well and make 
no resistance when captured, immediately drawing within the 
shell. They do not appear to me to be so odoriferous as Ter- 
rapene, ‘The largest which we secured were about 6 inches from 
end to end of carapace, and seem to be the maximum size for 
the species. Many very small ones were found creeping about 
in the long grass. Considerablé color variation is noticeable, 
some examples having a nearly dusky plastron, and others a more 
olivaceous or brownish carapace. ‘They associate with Chrysemys 
