RHINOCEROS TURTLE. 95 



TRUNK TURTLE. 



"THIS," says Catesby, " I never sa\v, but was 

 told that they grow to a very large size, of a nar- 

 row form, but very deep, the upper shell being 

 more convex than in other kinds of Turtle. Their 

 flesh is rank, but affords a large quantity of oil, 

 which is all they are valued tor." 



RHINOCEROS TURTLE. 

 IJL Tortue Nasicorne. Cepfde Grip. p. 103. 



THIS, which seems not to have been yet de- 

 scribed with sufficient accuracy by any naturalist, 

 is said by the Count de Cepede to be a native of the 

 American seas, and to bear a general resemblance 

 to the common or green turtle, but is distinguished 

 by having a large soft tubercle on the tip of the 

 snout, in which are situated the nostrils. It is 

 eaten in the same manner as the green turtle, and 

 is chiefly found in the equatorial regions. 



