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two in Mandeville and three in Poi't Antonio. Prom the two latter stations tlie 

 specimens are olive or dark brown, the markings rather indistinct. All the 

 Kingston specimens are red when adult with scattered marks on the sides of the 

 head and throat. The young have a blackish stripe along the body and are 

 spotted with dark brown. The throat and head are heavily marked with brown. 

 The ground color, however, is the same as in the full-grown examples, viz., brick 

 red. 



Also confined to Jamaica. 



Pseudemys palustris (Gmelin). 



Testudo palustris Gmelin, Syst. Nat., 1788, 1, part o, p. 1041. 

 Stejneger, Kept. U. S. Nat. Mus. for 1902, 1904, p. 710-714. 



Unfortunately only a single example from this island, which is the type locality, 

 has come to hand. It was taken near Port Antonio, Jamaica. So poorly pre- 

 served that none of the markings on the head or limbs are distinctly visible, it 

 does not throw any light on the possible existence of local races of this species on 

 the different islands. I agree with Dr. Stejneger in anticipating these. 



Turtles were seen in small ponds in various parts of the island, but they were so 

 excessively shy that it was impossible to catch any. *. 



Known from Jamaica, Haiti, Porto Rico, and Cuba. 



Crocodilus americanus Laur. 



Laurenti, Syn. Kept., 1768, p. 54. 



Boulenger, Cat. Chelonians, etc., Brit. Mus., 1889, p. 281. 



Crocodiles, hideously stuffed, are offered as souvenirs to tourists in the " curi- 

 osity shops " of Kingston. They seem to represent this species only. The natives 

 state that there are still a number of localities about the island where crocodiles 

 are abundant. All agree that they may be taken at the mouth of Milk and Black 

 Rivers and in many other less important creeks emptying to the south and east. 

 There are five small specimens in the collection of this Museum, taken many years 

 ago near Kingston. 



Ranges over Pacific coast region of Ecuador ; Central America, Mexico, Cuba, 

 Jamaica, and Florida. 



