7. Salt Harsh Turtle. Terrapin, Diamond Back. Malackm- 



mys palustris. 



Lenc'-th, ten inches; ashy brown, wiih black engraved lines on 

 ^ shield, and specks on head, neck and legs ; fnce, horn color, orange 

 underneath. 



Highly esteemed for food. Southern. 



8. Map Turtle. Maluclemmys geographicus. 

 Length, six inches; blackish-brown, with rusty irregular lines; lower jaw with spoon- 

 like tip. Western. 



9. Hieroglyphic Turtle. Pseudemys hieroglyphica. 

 Len'^th, si.x inches ; blackish, with yellow worm-like marks ; head with yellow 



stripes. 



Western. 



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