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in length. The front legs were present at the time 

 of capture, the hind legs appeared April 18. In col- 

 or they are heavily-mottled dark grey on a yellowish 

 background, including the caudal membrane. A more 

 or less well denned line of yellowish dots runs later- 

 ally from behind the gills to the tip of the tail. 



Late in May, 1915, a number of larvae, 2V2 

 inches in length, were collected on the Hudson Estate 

 and another lot was brought in by Mr. A. H. Helme, 

 who reported them very common in a pool near his 

 home at Miller Place. 'These larvae began to trans- 

 form early in June, but all died during the process. 



Other larval records for Long Island are: East 

 Norwich, April 20, 1916, Larvae (1% inch) common 

 in small pond near Oyster Bay Road. 



Near Coram, April 30, 1916, larvae (1 inch), 

 Dr. Overton. 



Although only two adult records were obtained 

 during many years, the larval records sufficiently in- 

 dicate a general distribution and a common occur- 

 rence for this salamander on Long Island. 



George P. Engelhardt, 



Brooklyn, N. Y. 



NOTES ON AN UNUSUAL FEEDING HAB- 

 IT OF THE SNAPPING TURTLE, 

 CHELYDRA SERPENTINA 



(LINN). 



The Chelydra serpentina is considered among 

 naturalists to be a strictly carnivorous animal. The 

 following quotations are examples: "They are ex- 

 tremely voracious, feeding on fish, reptiles, or on any 

 animal substance that falls in their way." 1 "Their 

 food consists entirely of aquatic animals; fishes and 

 young ducks are their ordinary prey." 2 "The turtle 



•'North American Herpetology. Vol. I, p. 145, by J. E. Holbrook. 

 2 Contributions to the Natural History of the United States of America. 

 Vol. I, p. 346, by Louis Agassiz. 



