ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN 



The Hawksbill Turtle 



(Eretmochcl i/s imbricata ) 

 furnishes the tortoise shell 

 of commerce, and has been 

 much persecuted in conse- 

 quence. Specimens have been 

 taken in which the top shell 

 had a length of three feet, 

 and a large specimen may 

 yield eight pounds of shell. 

 It belongs to the Florida and 

 West Indies region. The 

 Pacific species (E. squa- 

 mosa) grows fully as large. 

 Specimens have lived in the 

 Aquarium nearly four years. 



The Green Turtle (C'hcl- 

 miia mi/das) is the most im- 

 portant of the sea turtles. 

 about #50,000 worth being 

 taken yearly on our south- 

 ern coast. The Aquarium 

 had a, specimen weighing 

 700 pounds, a cast of which 

 may be seen on the wall. In 

 summer it wanders north to 

 the latitude of New York. 

 It is hardy and lives many 

 years in captivity. 



Blanding's Turtle {Emys 

 blandingii) is distributed 

 through the northern states 

 from Massachusetts west- 

 ward to Wisconsin, being 

 most abundant south of the 

 Great Lakes. Its top shell 

 measures seven or eight 

 inches. The under shell of 

 this turtle is hinged and 

 closes like that of the box 

 tortoise. It spends much 

 time on land searching for 

 berries and other food not 

 obtainable in the water. 

 Specimens have lived in the 

 Aquarium two years. 



SPECIMEN ILLUSTRATIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS FROM THE AQl'ARH'M Gl'IDE BOOK NOW IN PRESS 



