. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. Birds; Reptiles. HAWK'S-BILL TUETLE. 177 is drawn on board along with, its victim. This is line fishing of a new kind, in which the hook is living, and pursues its prey in the bosom of the deep. The Green Turtle, whose flesh is celebrated for its delicacy and excellence of its fat, is that from which Turtle soup is made. Turtle soup is only of recent invention, the first Turtle having been brought to London by Admiral Anson in 1752. It was long a - costly dish, a
. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. Birds; Reptiles. HAWK'S-BILL TUETLE. 177 is drawn on board along with, its victim. This is line fishing of a new kind, in which the hook is living, and pursues its prey in the bosom of the deep. The Green Turtle, whose flesh is celebrated for its delicacy and excellence of its fat, is that from which Turtle soup is made. Turtle soup is only of recent invention, the first Turtle having been brought to London by Admiral Anson in 1752. It was long a - costly dish, and even now, although the introduction of steam and other adjuncts to navigation has greatly modified the expense, its price is about ten shillings per pound weight. Much of the tortoise-shell of commerce comes from the Green Turtle, but by far the finest specimens are produced by the Imbri- cated or Hawk's-bill Turtle, Chelonia caretta (Fig. 42). In this. Fig. 43 Loggerhead Turtle {Chelonia caouana). species the plates of the disk are imbricated, or lapping over each other, and thirteen in number. The muzzle is long and compressed ; the jaws with straight edges, without dentation, curving slightly towards each other at their extremities, with two nails on each fin. It rarely attains the size or weight of the Green Turtle. The Hawk's-biU Turtle is met with in the Indian Ocean, and also on the American shores. It feeds on marine plants, on moUusks, and small fishes, and is chiefly sought after for its shell, which produces the finest tortoise-shell known ; while its flesh is rendered N. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Figuier, Louis, 1819-1894; Gillmore, Parker, ed. Springfield, Mass. , W. J. Holland
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