. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. SIDE-NECKED TERRAPINS 41 a chronic fighter, and inasmuch as its jaws are very strong,— and, hke some men, never know when to let go,—it is a rep- tile to be either mastered or avoided. It is wholly carnivo- rous in its habits, and is very destructive to fish and young water-fowl. Never place one in any pond or stream that is intended to contain fish or young mata;mata terrapin. Strange to say, the Snapping Turtle is regularly consumed as food, and is often sold in t
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. SIDE-NECKED TERRAPINS 41 a chronic fighter, and inasmuch as its jaws are very strong,— and, hke some men, never know when to let go,—it is a rep- tile to be either mastered or avoided. It is wholly carnivo- rous in its habits, and is very destructive to fish and young water-fowl. Never place one in any pond or stream that is intended to contain fish or young mata;mata terrapin. Strange to say, the Snapping Turtle is regularly consumed as food, and is often sold in the Centre Market at Washington. TEE SIDE-NECKED TERRAPINS Chelyidae The Matamata Terrapin,i ^f the fresh-water streams of Venezuela, the Guianas and Brazil, is quite as odd-look- ing as our snapping terrapin. It has a flat shell studded 1 Chel'ys fim-bri-ca' 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 Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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