CHINA. 1751. 299 



Frogs, called Kopp-na by the Cbinefe, are 

 fold here in every ftreet. They tie them to- 

 gether with a thread about their bodies, and 

 carry them alive in bafkets; and they are the 

 dainties of the Ghinefe> though they are little 

 different from our common frogs, as appears 

 from the following defcription : 



Rana (Chinenfis) palmis tetradaclylis fffis, 

 plantis bexadaftylis digito indlce reliquis lo?i- 

 giore. The paws have four diftincl fingers, 

 which are almofl of equal length ; but the 

 fecond and fourth is a little fhorter : on the 

 feet are fix joined toes, thefeare palmated : the 

 firfl and third are equally long ; the fourth is 

 fhorter ; the fifth flill fhorter ; the fixth, or 

 innermoft, the fhorteit ; but the fecond the 

 longefl of all. The body is warty at the top, 

 with ftreaks of black brown ; white below : 

 the throat is white, fpeckled with black : the 

 belly is white, without fpots, except on the 

 fides: the eyes are black, the hides yellow 

 gold : the fore and hind legs blackifh yellow, 

 with whitim fpots on the outward fide. The 

 ipalma and k plant <z are flefh-coloured, and in- 

 clining to black. I here am put in mind of 

 vvhit I read in the Turkijlj Spy, Loud. 1748, 



vol. 

 i Paws, k Feet. 



