Terrapin

The Expedition accounts list several types of animals, birds, fish and other wildlife they encountered, including the terrapins which became a large portion of the men's diets as supplies ran out (probably a reference to diamondback terrapins).

References in the Texts:

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For other topics referenced in the Expedition texts, please refer to the Index to Subjects and Names.
1892 Everglades Exploration Expedition : Three Digital Texts, 2015