. Text-book of zoology for junior students. Zoology. 2f)2 VERTEBEATE AXT^FALS. slidiilder-blade ia plaoeil I'nxlde tlic I'ilw instead of outside, as is usually tlie case. The Chelojiia are conveniently divided into groups, according as the limbs are adajjted for swimming (natatory), or for progression on land (terrestrial); or, again, enalile the animal to lead an am]jhib- ious life, S(jmetimes on land anil sometimes in the water. Of the. strictly aipiatic forms the best known are the edible (b'een Turtle (I'hdime nii/il'ts) and tlie J lawk's-bill Turtle {(7ir/,iii,- iinlin'rKtit). The former
. Text-book of zoology for junior students. Zoology. 2f)2 VERTEBEATE AXT^FALS. slidiilder-blade ia plaoeil I'nxlde tlic I'ilw instead of outside, as is usually tlie case. The Chelojiia are conveniently divided into groups, according as the limbs are adajjted for swimming (natatory), or for progression on land (terrestrial); or, again, enalile the animal to lead an am]jhib- ious life, S(jmetimes on land anil sometimes in the water. Of the. strictly aipiatic forms the best known are the edible (b'een Turtle (I'hdime nii/il'ts) and tlie J lawk's-bill Turtle {(7ir/,iii,- iinlin'rKtit). The former is found abujidaully iu many of the seas of warm cliiuati-s, and is largely imported into Eurojie .'is a delicacy. The latter (Kg. ]M7) is truly a \-e of warm seas, though an occasional 'i- reached It is of com|iaratively small size— not more (haii about three feet in length—but is of 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 Nicholson, Henry Alleyne, 1844-1899. New York, American Book Co
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