220 The Under-Water World 



pits and deposits her eggs, covering them 

 with sand before returning to the sea. 

 This return to the sea provides the 

 hunters' harvest. The ponderous rep- 

 tiles, foraging their way painfully sea- 

 wards, are " turned turtle " by means 

 of crowbars and left there to be collected, 

 and shipped to various parts of the world. 

 The Green Turtle, so called from the 

 colour of its fat, from which the famous 

 soups are made, shares its popularity 

 with the Hawksbill, which provides most 

 of the tortoiseshell of commerce. The 

 latter turtle is more predacious than the 

 partly vegetarian Green Turtle, and feeds 

 largely on swimming crabs and pelagic 

 fishes. 



There are many ways of catching 

 turtles. Waylaying at the nesting sea- 

 son is the most profitable, but they can 

 also be taken " on the fin." Their 

 capture is frequently effected by the 

 harpoon or by a diver jumping over- 



