COLOR PLATE III 



THE AMERICAN TOAD \Bufo americanus Le Conte. 

 Providence, R. I.] 



Figs. 1 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. 



