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streaks on each side of this of brownish, very irregular, more 
‘ or less broken up into bars and spots at times, and also some- 
times obsolete or joined by horizontal streaks above. Edges 
of marginal plates below beautifully variegated, largely with 
vermilion or bright red to orange and black, lines of demarcation 
all very distinct. These usually as a broad transverse black 
ocellus enclosing marginal suture. A black variegated band 
extends along each side of bridge close below marginal plates 
at that point. Plastron otherwise uniform yellowish-brown. 
Head blackish above, with several narrow yellow lines from 
snout to orbit. Jaws blackish, each with several narrow longi- 
tudinal lines. From behind eye 2 yellow lines extend down 
side of neck, on throat 1 extends from symphysis of mandible, 
and 1 on each side a little more enlarged than others. Skin on 
neck and all of limbs generally black. On fore limbs about 3 
broken longitudinal red lines and some red dots. Hund limbs 
with several lemon-yellow streaks, 1 begins at outside of first 
claw and extends to femoral plate, another extends from hallux 
and to side of tail, where it is orange and continues out on base 
of latter a short space. A little posterior a similar shaded line 
extends along under surface of tail to its tip. On posterior sur- 
face of hind limb a lemon-yellow band to base of tail above. On 
upper surface of tail a little posterior 2 narrow streaks of yel- 
lowish extend dorsally to tip. Claws blackish, becoming pale 
towards tip. Iris slaty. Length about 9 inches. Great Egg 
Harbor River at Mare Run in Atlantic County. T. D. Keim 
and H. W. Fowler. 
Abundant about Dennisville in the fresh ponds, and valued 
as food. It attains a little greater size than Clemmys guttata 
with which it usually associates. In fact it seems to be a little 
more abundant. Mr. Wm. J. Fox found it common on the 
marshes below Gloucester in 1895. Dr. Abbott says it is common 
about Trenton, and is used as food, as in most other localities. 
This was the most abundant species in Cedar Swamp Creek, and 
the fresh water ponds along the salt-marsh at Palermo, Cape 
May County. They are shy and usually more difficult to cap- 
ture than the others. When sitting on a tussock they either 
