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limbs olivaceous. Excresences on back with more or less brown 
tints. Several large blackish-brown blotches on back, slightly ocel- 
lated narrowly with light or dull olive-yellow. Some tubercles on 
‘side of head and upper surface of limbs tinted with brownish. 
Upper surfaces of limbs and side of body with irregular dusky- 
brown to blackish streaks, spots or blotches. Along edges of 
limbs when viewed below these specks produce fine mottled 
appearance. Lower surface of body chiefly dull buff, chest with 
pale dusky specks here and there. Throat tinted brownish. Buff 
of lower surface only extending a little upon sides, which have 
an infusion of pale olivaceous. Feet brownish on soles, tubercles 
on sole of fore feet pale brownish, and on that of hind feet 
blackish. Tips of hind toes dusky or blackish. Tympanum 
brown. Iris brownish with beautiful coppery and golden reflec- 
tions. Length 534 inches. 
Color of adult female in life. Above of a warm or maroon- 
brown, darker on dorsal region and fading paler laterally. 
Upper surfaces of limbs of usual tint of back, also with some 
infusion of olivaceous, and in case of posterior largely with 
dusky, even blackish. ‘Tubercles all more or less‘ brownish, of 
warm or maroon tint. Several large indistinct blackish or dusky 
blotches slightly ocellated with pale narrow edges on back. Sides 
and upper surfaces of limbs spotted with dusky or blackish, most 
distinctly on costal region. A paler diffuse brownish shade 
than color of back, extending in groin towards anus, offsetting 
dark color of legs above. Lower surface of body dull buff, and 
this shade also on inferior surfaces of limbs. ‘Toes and soles of 
fore feet brown, tips of thumbs but little darker. Soles, spurs 
and tips of toes of hind feet blackish. ‘Tubercles on fore feet 
brown. Throat brown. Several pale brown spots on breast. In 
other respects colored more or less similar to male. Length 7% 
inches. 
About Trenton, according to Dr. Abbott, they do not appear 
to be as common as formerly. They are abundant along the 
Delaware River banks and have been heard roaring as late as the 
14th of June, though in other localities I find they frequently 
will continue till August and September at times. They are 
