Tire Rrrrnx Boor 



TLATK XI \ 



DIAMOND HACK TERRAPIN, Mdacoclcmmys pahistris. Adult 



DIAMOND BACK TERRAPIN, Malacodemmys paluslris DIAMOND BACK TERRAPIN, Malacodemmys palustris 



Young; above Young ; beneath 



Gremtly esteemed as an article of diet. Specimens with a shell 8 inches long bring from $60 to $75 per dozen. The species frequents salt 



marshes of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts 



WOOD TURTLE, Chtlopus insrulplus 

 By a bill fused recently in the state of New York, this species is protected from capture and sale in the markets 



