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6. Kinosternon pennsylvanicum (Gmelin). 

 Mud turtle. "General in streams and ponds, and 

 still common in such environments within the city 

 limits of Brooklyn," (Engelhardt) . Mr. Engelhardt 

 has taken this species at Casino Lake, Flushing, and 

 in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Mr. Nichols has found 

 examples on the inner beach at Mastic. Dr. Overton 

 took one in the salt marshes at East Patchogue, on 

 September 9, 1913. 



7. Aromochelys odoratus (Latreille). Musk 

 turtle. Shells of four musk turtles were found near 

 the water's edge of Long Pond, Wading River, by 

 W. T. Davis, on August 8, 1912. Mr. Davis still 

 has one of the carapaces. 



8. Malaclemmys centrata concentrica (Shaw). 

 Diamond-back terrapin. Formerly common in the 

 bays of Long Island, as elsewhere along the Atlantic 

 coast, but now rather rare because it has been hunted 

 so persistently for the market. I have taken exam- 

 ples in Mt. Sinai Harbor, and I remember seeing, 

 along the tidal creeks of this bay, pens of chicken- 

 wire containing scores of diamond-backs being held 

 for the visit of the wholesale dealer. Mr. Nichols 

 reports a similar pen at Brookhaven, where several 

 hundred of the terrapin were recently confined. A 

 fisherman of Mt. Sinai, who deals in these turtles, 

 once found a large example on the pine barrens three 

 or four miles south of the harbor. 



At Orient, Mr. Latham has taken this species 

 in fishing fikes, from April to November. 



9. Chrysemys picta (Hermann). Painted tur- 

 tle. Very plentiful in streams and ponds. March 

 14, 191.5, (Hempstead), to October 31, 1915, 

 (Mastic). 



10. Clemmys guttatus (Schneider). Spotted 

 turtle. Abundant in ponds and streams, and active 

 from March until November. 



11. Emydoideablandingi (Holbrook). B land- 

 ing's turtle. Known on Long Island from a single 



