6 Storer on the 
a short distance, and then bifurcates into broader 1 
bands. These yellow lines upon the head become 1 
red upon the neck, and are continued on to the ] 
shoulders of this color. 'Two large yellow spots | 
upon the occiput. Eyes small; pupils, a deep black; — 
irides golden; a dark line running through their Í 
centre. Fore legs black, a red band passing along j 
their centres; and the commencement of a second, 
on a line with the base of the previous one; pha- 
langes marked with red lines. Hind feet, dark 
brown, above; beneath, lighter, with a red band on 
each side. Tail of moderate length, with two nar- 
row longitudinal yellow bands uniting at the poste- 
rior extremity ; beneath, marked by the narrow red — ; 
lines of the legs continued, which unite at the pos- 
terior portion, forming a single red band. i 
Its food is the same as that of the previous species. 
E. insculpta. Le Conte. The wood Tortoise. 
Ann. Lyc. N. Y. vol. iii. p. 112, 
Harlan's Med. aud Phys. Res. p. 159. 
Dum. et Bibr. Hist. Nat. des Rept. tom. ii. p. 251. 
Specimens of this, our most beautiful tortoise, I 
have received from Walpole, Concord, Amherst and - 
Andover, and learn that it is not uncommon in the | 
ponds of several other portions of the State. This _ 
species wanders a great distance from, and remains 
a long time out of the water; and being oftentimes 
found in woods and pastures, has received the com- 
mon name of wood tortoise. Its usual length is from 
six to eight inches. The upper shell is composed of 
