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tined to become as rare in the waters of Florida and the West Indies 
as they are now about the Bermudas. It would seem as if, with proper 
protection by law, a creature which lays such a large number of eggs 
and grows so rapidly might be propagated and multiplied to almost — 
any extent in regions growing their favorite food. We know of nothing 
else for which their pastures are so available. What locality is better 
situated than the Bermudas for a grand experiment in turtle culture ? 
Turtles hatch and take care of themselves if let alone. Any move- 
ment that will protect them in the coupling and laying season and in 
their early days, or that will reduce the number of their destroyers, 
will tend to increase and cheapen the supply. Possibly eggs might be 
collected and hatched, the young guarded for a while, and set free 
after the days of greatest mortality had passed and they had grown 
too large and hard for the birds and smaller fishes. Eggs could be 
imported. Perhaps some action has already been taken in regard to 
the matter in the Bermudas and in the United States; if not, the ques- 
tion is respectfully suggested to the authorities as one worthy their at- 
tention. 
LIST OF THE SEA TURTLES (CHELONIOIDZ), WITH SYN- 
ONYMY. 
ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA. Hawkbill. Caret. 
Hab. Tropical Atlantic. 
Chelonia (Eretmochelys) imbricata Fitz., 1843, Syst. Rept., 30. 
Eretmochelys imbricata Agassiz, 1857, Contr. i, 381; Goode, 1877, Am. Jour. 
Sci., xvi, 290. 
Testudo imbricata Linn., 1758 Syst. Ed. x, I, 197; 1766, Syst. Nat., Ed. xii, 350; 
Walb., 1782, Chelon., 46,110; Schneid., 1783, Schildkr., 309,—1786, Mag. Z. 
Nat., 258; Gmelin, 1788, Linn. Syst. Nat., i, 1036; Donnd., 1798, Zool. Beitr., 
3, p. 3; Schoepff, 1792, Hist. Test., 83, pl. 18 A and B; Latr., 1801, Hist. Rept., 
i, p. 50; Shaw, 1802, Gen. Zool.,iii, 89, pl. 26 and 27; Daudin, 1805, Hist. 
Rept., v, p. 39. 
Chelonia imbricata Schweigg., 1814, Prodr. Monogr. Chelon., 21; Gravenh., 
1829, Del. Mus. Vrat., I, 6; Wagl., 1830, Syst. Amph., 133; Gray, 1831, 
Cataphracta, p. 52; Gray, 1831, Syn. Rept., Griff. An. King., ix, p. 21; 
Dum. Bibr., 1835, Erp. Gen., v, 547, pl. 23, f. 2; Bell, 1839, Brit. Rept., pp. 
1 and 10; Holbr., 1842, N. A. Herp., ii, 39, pl. v; Coct. & Bibr., 1842, Rept. 
Cuba, 28; Bell, 1849, Brit. Rept., pp. 1 and 11, fig.; Dum., 1851, Cat. Meth., 
25: Strauch, 1862, Chelon. Stud., 181; Sowerby & Lear, 1872, Tortoises, pl. 
57 and 58; Temm. & Schl. 1838, Fauna Jap., Rept., p. 13. pl. V. f. 1, 2. 
Caretta imbricata Merr., 1820, Syst. Amph., 19; Max., 1825, Beitr. Nat. Brazil, 
i, 24; Fitz., 1826, Neue Class. Rept., 44; Bonap., 1836, Chelon. Anal., 9; 
Gray, 1844, Cat. Tort., 54; Gray, 1855, Cat. Sh. Rept., 74 (part); Geay, 1870, 
Suppl. Cat. Sh. Rept., 119; Gray, 1873, Pr. Zool. Soc., 397; Gray, 1873, 
Hand list, 92; Girard, 1858, U.S. Expl. Exp. Rept., p. 440. 
