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their time in trees and live on fruit and birds’ eggs. They 
inhabit tropical America and the West Indies, where they are 
considered as very good eating by the natives. 
The Society possesses a. very good collection of typical 
forms of North American Turtles. These consist of the Tur- 
tles proper, which are generally of large size and live in the 
sea ; the Terrapins, which live in streams, ponds, and 
naarshes ; and the Tortoises or Land Turtles. There are a 
number of forms belonging exclusively to the American 
fauna, of which the following are on exhibition : — 
The Leatherback Turtle i^Thassalochelys caouand), At- 
lantic coast. 
The Green Turtle {Chelonia niydas), Atlantic coast. 
The Soft-shelled Turtle (^Aspidonectes ferox), Gulf 
States. 
The Snapper Terrapin (^Chelydra serpentined) , North and 
South America. 
The Musk Terrapin {^Aromochelys odoratus}, Eastern and 
Southern States. 
The Mud Terrapin tyCinosternum pennsylvanicmri), Eastern 
and Southern States. 
The Red-bellied Terrapin (^Pseudeniys riigosd), Middle 
Atlantic States. 
The Florida Terrapin (yPseudemys concinnd), Southern 
States. 
The Salt Water Terrapin {Malacoclemmys palus iris'), 
Atlantic and Gulf States. 
The Checkered Terrapin (yChrysemys piefa), Eastern and 
Southern States. 
The Chicken Terrapin (^Chrysemys reticulated), Gulf 
States. 
The Speckled Terrapin (yChelopus muhlenbergii), Penn- 
sylvania and New York. 
