242° REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM, 
Lower surface of head and legs with each scale marked with 
more of a dull crimson spot. <A large bright orange bean- 
shaped blotch on each mastoid région, extending back a little 
in this example on skin of neck. Lower surface of head about 
mandible with a number of brick-colored obscure specks. Jaws 
horny-colored. Skin of shoulders rather bright brick-pink. 
Skin of groin a little more or less reddish. Feet dirty brown 
with more or less reddish tints. Claws horny-black. Iris deep 
umber. 
An example taken in a fresh-water pool at the edge of the 
tide-marsh at Palermo, April 15th, 1906. Color of upper sur- 
face of carapace burnt-dusky or blackish. ‘This tint extends 
over most of the body. Lower surface, plastron, and edges 
of lateral scales of carapace with more or less horny-reddish or 
warm brown tints. Legs, tail and head dusky with warm 
orange-brown markings. ‘Top of head spotted with bright yel- 
low. Several orange spots on side of head posteriorly, one quite 
large. | 
Mr. B. W. Griffiths and myself secured a fine example in a 
ditch near Grenloch in Gloucester County on May 19th, 1907. 
It was found in a meadow-ditch of clear water. In color it was 
rather brownish with rather conspicuous markings on the cara- 
pace. The large blotch of orange-red on the upper side of the 
neck in front was very distinct. It was of the usual size. 
This turtle is mentioned from Cloister by Mr. C. H. Town- 
send in Bull. N. Y. Zool. Soc. for July, 1906, p. 289. Dr. Abbott 
has found it rather abundant and colonial in the meadow ditches 
near Trenton. It was also aquatic in habits and similar to C. 
guttata. 
The first account of this species is Testudo muhlenbergu 
Schceepff, Hist. Testud., 1792, p. 132, based on examples col- 
lected by Muhlenberg in Pennsylvania. 
Emys mulenbergit Harlan, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., V1, 
pial) 1820; p25 (ref! mers. 
Emys muhlenbergi Harlan, Med. Phys. Res., 1835, p. 152 
(copied).—Holbrook, N. Am. Herp., I, 1835, p. 59, Pl. 5.— 
Holbrook); c.; Eid, 2) 1) 1842;7p.45;: Pla. 
