. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . - in the United States. Thereal species, how-ever, is now becoming verj scarce,the supply not being equal to thedemand, and many inferior varietiesbeing substituted in its place. The fishing for these terrapins ismainly prosecuted during the autumnmonths, when the reptiles becomedormant, and are easily discoveredand secured by probing the mud withsticks. The female terrapin, or cowas it is designated, is considered thegreater delicacy, the eggs, to thenumber of twent) or thirty, usuallyfound inside its
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . - in the United States. Thereal species, how-ever, is now becoming verj scarce,the supply not being equal to thedemand, and many inferior varietiesbeing substituted in its place. The fishing for these terrapins ismainly prosecuted during the autumnmonths, when the reptiles becomedormant, and are easily discoveredand secured by probing the mud withsticks. The female terrapin, or cowas it is designated, is considered thegreater delicacy, the eggs, to thenumber of twent) or thirty, usuallyfound inside its bod\, being the dc. fhplf bf .i. o, i ■ &f ion, Ayliibury, by / GIANT TORTOISE The gtanr forrcne^^ like ific telariiely dtniiriulife Europeajj Iariene^^ are esien-tially fierbiiorous rigiicur garnishing of the daintydish. The diamond-terrapin rarely exceeds a length of 7 inches; but some of the inferiorvarieties, or Sliders, as they are termed, are nf much larger dimensions, and ma} weighas much as 4 lbs. From an a-sthetic standpoint the undoubtedU bears the palm. Itssmooth, depressed carapace is not more than 6 inches long, and its ground-colour is usuallya dark olive-green, yellow lines bordering its component central shields; the small marginalshields are sometimes almost crimson with black markings, and the bridge uniting thecarapace and plastron the same brilliant coloration. The soft skin of the head, neck,and other exposed parts have yellow and red bands on a brown or blackish beautiful little terrapin, which is a special favourite for aquariums,
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