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Band under eye to angle of eye pinkish bronze continued as broken series or 

 row of spots to arm insertion. Belly cream or yellowish with scattered black 

 dots widely spaced. Yellowish cream spots also scattered over belly and on 

 sides below black side stripe. Dark band on back of fore arm." Examination 

 of these prove them females. In spirits they are now (seven years later) with 

 the lateral stripe obscurely or slightly revealed. 



"On August 18, 1922, at HilHard, Fla., (.7 mi. south beside Dixie Highway 

 found a little Pseudacris ocularis which is cinnamon or ochraceous tawny in 

 color." This proves an adult male with plaited throat. 



Structural differences. In 19 12 we discussed this matter very briefly thus 

 "There are three males in the lot of ten, and each has indications of a promin- 

 ent gular pouch. These pouches are in a collapsed state and the wrinkles 

 are mainly in the lower throat region. All three have the breast fold promin- 

 ent; two are chestnut or bay and one olive or greenish. In one the throat is 

 very dark in color; in the others as light as the other ventral parts. There is 

 no decided enlargements of the fingers. Many of the males from 11.5 mm. 

 onward may have a plait parallel to lower jaw margin and somewhat mesad 

 of it. Then there is likely to be a collection of irregular folds in mid- ventral 

 throat instead of pectoral region. Sometimes it looks like a little triangle in 

 the mid-region of lower throat." 



Some of the males from 11.5 mm. onward may have a plait parallel to the 

 lower jaw margin and somewhat mesad of it. There is sometimes one or more 

 often two mesal longitudinal plaits rarely three mesal plaits. Then there is 

 likely to be a collection of irregular folds in mid ventral throat ahead of pec- 

 toral region. Sometimes it looks like a little triangle in the mid-region of 

 lower throat. Sometimes two transverse plaits, rarely one, appear in al- 

 coholic males just ahead of pectoral fold. 



Females have more tendency to have the lateral stripe prominent and the 

 dorsal band and intermediate dorsal obhque stripes to groin., i.e., 5 stripes. 

 Rarely a male has them but males more often have the lateral band absent. 

 In 1921 on June 23, we found a 14.5 mm. d^ ; on July 7, a 13 mm. cf , 14.5 mm. 

 cf, and 16 mm. 9 ; on July 8 a 13.2 mm. cf , 15 mm. cf ; on July 13-17, a 14 

 mm. cf , 14.8 mm. cf , 15 mm. cf, 17 mm. 9 ; on July 17 we took three pairs; 

 13.4 mm. cf , 14 mm. cf , 14 mm. cf ; 15.5 mm. 9 , 16 mm. 9 , 16 mm. 9 . 



The measurements of one lot of 14 adult males are: three, 11.5 mm.; five 

 12 mm.; five 13 mm.; one 13.5 mm. The measurements of a group of four 

 ripe females are: 12 mm., 13 mm., 13.5 mm., 17.5 mm. Some of the freshest 

 material (U.S.N.M. 71034-41) are 8 frogs collected by Mr. Gerritt S. Miller Jr. 

 and C. R. Aschemeier, Apr. 3, 1926, at Gainesville, Florida. They are all 

 males with inflated throat sacs preserved in not entirely collapsed state. They 

 measure: two 14 mm., three 14.5 mm., two 15 mm., one 15.5 mm. 



Thus we have externally apparent males from 11. 5-15. 5 mm., and females 

 1 2-1 7.5 mm. The males have two nodes 13 mm. and 14.5 mm., possibly ist- 

 year-olds and 2nd-year -old frogs. Surely this species begins breeding when 

 one year old if not sooner. The average of 35 adult males is 13 mm., also its 

 greater mode, the average of nine females is 15 mm. 



