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ZOOLOGY 



Fig. 342. — A snapping-turtle in the act of digging a nest. 



Other common tortoises of the eastern United States are the musk- 

 turtle, told by a strong odor of musk; the painted turtle, of green- 

 ish black color and with marginal plates marked with bright red; 



Fig. .343. — Tcrrapcne Carolina, the box-tortoise. Photo, of living animal 

 by W. H. C. P. 



