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McLennan county, and in Morgan and Delaware 

 Creeks, Burnet County. 



17. Gkaptemys oculifeea Baur. Occellated Terrapin. 



This species is of local distribution and by no 

 means common. I have collected it in only two local- 

 ities, i. e., Morgan Creek, Burnet County, and a small 

 artificial lake near Athens, Henderson County. 



18. Terkapene tkiunguis Agassiz. Three-toed Box Tor- 



toise. 

 Eastern Texas, south to Bexar and Matagorda Coun- 

 ties. The following are published localities for this 

 species: Gainesville (Cragin) ; Deming's Bridge, 

 Matagorda County (Garman), and San Antonio 

 (Yarrow). Mr. Brimley has received it from 

 Colmesneil and I have collected it at Cleveland, San 

 Marcos and Waco. It is exceedingly rare in East- 

 Central Texas, where its haunts are confined to the 

 heavily wooded river bottoms. Texas specimens are 

 much more uniform in their coloration than those 

 from Missouri and Arkansas. 



19. Terrapene major Agassiz. Large Box Tortoise. 



Known only from a few localities in the southern 

 part of the State. Stone records it from Devil's 

 River, Val Verde County. Several years ago I cap- 

 tured a single adult specimen near Palacios, Mata- 

 gorda County. The specimen of Terrapene Carolina 

 from San Antonio, listed by Dr. Yarrow, probably 

 belongs here. Yarrow recognized the differences be- 

 tween Carolina and triunguis, but not between the 

 former species and major. Terrapene Carolina, so 

 far as known, does not occur west of the Mississippi 

 River. 



20. Terrapene ornata Agassiz. Painted Box Tortoise. 



This handsome species is found over the entire 

 State. In the heavily wooded counties of Eastern 

 Texas, however, it is very local in its distribution, 

 being found only in the scattered prairie districts. 



