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in shallow places. Rarely, if ever, does it float when croaking. In flooded 

 yam fields, cornfields, etc., it rests on the sides of the hills and may be a great 

 nuisance to other frogs (Hylas especially). Along the railroad ditches and 

 roadside pools it usually frequents the margins and edges when croaking. 

 If the water be not deep it is not particular as to stance, but it is truly an 

 alert, pert, "up on its toes" animal. 



Some might think its note much like our Northern Bufo, some might call 

 it a trill, a drone, a musical note in quality or a bass roar. Many of them 

 nearby the observer are very deafening. Their choruses can be heard some 

 distance away. 



The note is of 7-9 seconds duration, with intervals from 4-60 seconds. 

 Several counts Mr. Harper and I made were 14-23, 4i-5o> 4-1 1> i or 2 min., 

 18-27, 45-55, 8-15, 28-38, ss-3, 16-24, 41-55, 10-7, 31-38, 52-60, or an 

 average of 31-55 seconds intervals. To Mr. Harper the "roar might be 

 represented thus: "waghrrrrrr rrrrrr." Just like other species they may 

 give weak notes; individuals may be freakish, hesitant, shrill or rarely open 

 their mouth to scream or half inflate their throats to give puzzhng notes. 

 Usually when croaking the throat is distended to its full capacity with com- 

 pressed body. The body is distended and the throat collapsed. 



The voice record for 192 1 is as follows: 



1921 

 April 23. Toads and southern meadow frogs began croaking in chorus in cypress 



ponds 1-4 mile southeast of camp. Air is 58°, water 60°. Began about 8:00 



or 9:00 p. m. 

 April 14. These began last night about 8:00. Air 66° at 9:15 a. m. Sun very 



bright Moonshine Pond. Plenty of toads calling later than 7 :3o p. m. 



" 25, Bufo in chorus a. m. 



" 30. Tonight the air is cold. The thermometer at 7:00-8:00 p. m. is 58°. 



Over at Long Pond and elsewhere we hear no Bufo terrestris. Possibly 



because they are finished laying. 

 May 9. A lone Bufo terrestris calling. Last night went out at 8:30 p. m. 



temperature 73°. Toads in bay at Billy's Lake were calling loudly. Could 



hear no toads in other ponds. 



" 15. Bufo calling at 9:00 p. m., temperature 65°. A cool wind and rain 



from the east. 

 May 16. Many calling at night. Temperature 71°. 



" 20. Heard several. 



" 30. Heard a few Bufo terrestris. We need a rain. 

 June 4. Downpour. In Bufo pond a few heard. In Crosby pond heard no end 



of them in deeper water. Temperature 70°. Hear plenty in negrao quarters. 



In Bufo pond more calling than when I went out tonight. 



" 5. Calling all about in rain puddles in cultivated fields at night. 



" 17. 5w/o ^erresim calling in evening. 



" 21. Late in night Bufo terrestris trifling. 



" 22. Calling at 2:00 a. m. Temperature 88°. 



" 23. Heard a few around Long Pond. 



" 24. Heard one calling at night. 



" 29. Commonly heard. 

 July I. Some toads going strongly. 



" 3. No end of Bufo calling after the downpour. Temperature 72°. 



