LIST OF HALF-TONE ILLUSTRATIONS 



PART I: THE TURTLES AND TORTOISES 

 Order CHELON1A 



PLATB PACING FAB* 



ii. TRUNK TURTLE, Spbargis coriacea. Largest of the 



Marine Turtles 6 



LOGGERHEAD TURTLE, Tbalassocbelys caretta . . 6 

 iii. GREEN TURTLE, Cbelonia mydas. Esteemed as an 



Article of Diet ...... 7 



HAWK'S-BILL TURTLE, Cbelonia imbricate. Valuable 



for its "Tortoise Shell" 7 



iv. YOUNG LOGGERHEAD TURTLES, Tbalassocbelys caretta 10 

 Plastrons of LOGGERHEAD, GREEN, HAWK'S-BILL and 



TRUNK Turtles 10 



v. Eggs of the ARIZONA MUD TURTLE, Cinosternum 



benrici . . . . . . . , n 



Newly Hatched MUSK TURTLES, Aromocbelys odoratus 1 1 



Eggs of the SPOTTED TURTLE, Cbelopus guttatus n 



A Yearling MUSK TURTLE, A. carinatus. , n 



Very Young Box TURTLE, Cistudo carotin* . . it 



A Young GOPHER TORTOISE, Testudo polypbemus . it 



vi. Common SNAPPING TURTLE, Cbelydra serpentina . 12 



Young SNAPPING TURTLE, Cbelydra serpentina , 12 



vii. ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE, Macrocbelys laceriina. 



Reaches a Weight of 140 Pounds . . 13 

 Head of the ALLIGATOR TURTLE, Macrocbelys laceriina. 



Could readily amputate a man's hand or foot 13 



viii. Common MUSK TURTLE, Aromocbelys odoratus . . 22 



Southern MUSK TURTLE, Aromocbelys trisiycba. . 22 



ix. KEELED MUSK TURTLES, Aromocbelys carinatus . 23 



Common MUD TURTLE, Cinosternum pennsylvanicum 23 



x. LOUISIANA MUD TURTLE, Cinosternum louisianae . 26 



BANDED MUD TURTLE, CinosUrnum bauri . , 26 



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