COLOR PLATE III 



THE AMERICAN TOAD \Bufo americanus Le Conte. 

 Providence, R. I.] 



Figs, i and 3 represent male toads ; 2 and 4, females. 



Fig. i. So surprised by the suddenness with which they were 

 removed from their respective places and set down before 

 the camera, that they retain unnatural positions and sub- 

 dued expressions for some minutes. The toad at the left 

 just from its dark burrow (note small pupil) ; the one at the 

 right from bright sunlight. 



Fig. 2. Delicate coloration possessed just after moulting the 

 skin. 



Fig. 3. Coloration perhaps most often seen. 



Fig. 4. Bright color often assumed by female when active on 

 a warm, sunny day. 



