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239. Shay, Felix. 1925. Cairo to Cape Town, overland. 47(2): 123-260. 



A trip of 135 days overland from Cairo to Cape Town is brought forth by the author and his wife. 

 Herpetologically brought out is that a bird, the Ziczac, plays dentist to a crocodile cleaning its teeth 

 while its mouth is open. Shown are natives pulling in a slain crocodile. 



240. Shivas, George., 3rd. 1921. Wildlife of Lake Superior, past and present. 40(2): 1 13-204. 

 This article is primarily about mammals, trout and birds studied with a camera and flashlight. Also 

 brought out is that two sets of Leopard Frogs were eating butterflies of two separate species, one 

 species at each site, and each of these butterflies was feeding on specific plants. 



241. — -. 1932. Wildlife of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. 62(3):261-309. 



The records of a field naturalists photographic records of wildlife of nearly a half century along the 

 Atlantic and Gulf coasts. While much covers mammals and birds some hcrpetofaunal items are 

 mentioned or shown. A photo of a Loggerhead Sea Turtle and an Alligator is presented. An 

 adventure with an Alligator on Cumberland Island, Georgia in 1865 is related as are brief mentions of 

 Water Moccasins. 



242. Shreeve, James. 1997. Uncovering Patagonia's lost world. 192(6):120-137. 



A paleontological article on the fantastic dinosaurs buried in South America some 100 million years 

 ago. Insights are given into the discovery of some of the largest dinosaurs ever found. 



243. Simmons, George Findlay. 1927. Sinbads of science. 52(l):l-75. 



A windjammer's two and a half year specimen-collecting trip to the Sargasso Sea and other areas is 

 given. Shown was the nest of a Green Sea Turtle and her tracks back to the sea. Ascension Island 

 Green Turtles were collected for specimens and others were put into turtle pens from which 

 eventually they would be shipped to market. Brought out was the fact that the carapaces were used as 

 shields by the natives. One turtle processed had contained 263 leathery covered eggs and 586 

 globular yolks large and small. 



244. Simpich, Frederick. 1928. So big Texas. 53(6):637-698. 



The first photo of the article shows a snake and horned toad, both dead, killed by each other. 

 Brought out was that "an animal farm" near Brownsville buys many Diamond-back Rattlers and 

 markets skins, snake oil, rattles and venom. Another photo shows a road runner teasing a 

 rattlesnake. 



245. . 1930. Gigantic Brazil and its glittering capital. 58(6):732-778. 



Scenes from the Seropathic Institute, Butantan, show their method of handling venomous snakes 

 with metal hooks. 



246. Smith, Nicol. 1943. Color glows in the Guianas, French and Dutch. 83(4):459-480. 



A witch doctor stated that he cured the bites of most deadly snakes with a concoction the secret of 

 which he had learned from an Indian medicine man. Surinam Toads are pictured. 



247. Staiinard, Bruce. 1986. Queensland's fossils expand Australia's prehistoric menagerie. 

 169(l):38-39. 



Mention made of turtles, crocodilians and a python {Montypythonoides riversleighensis). 



