398 EEPOET OF XEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 



line turns somewhat dusky. Posterior humeral region and lower front 

 surface of forearm bright gamboge-brown, blotched and spotted with 

 most brilliant orange. These spots rather small on wrist and in axilla, 

 also rather dull on former and very bright on latter, and at posterior 

 humeral region rather large. On orange-red of hand and fingers are 

 many small brilliant orange dots or spots. Lower surface of hand on 

 outside becomes somewhat brownish. Belly fades posteriorly at first 

 through a pale gamboge or brownish into brilliant orange-red of 

 lower surface of hind limbs. Half way along flanks, for spots are 

 not continued to axilla, large brilliant orange spots are distributed in 

 inguinal region, then a little more sparsely and of smaller size along 

 front of tibial region, lower posterior surface of fibula and tibia, and 

 then on upper surface of foot, where, of course, much smaller. In- 

 ferior tibio-fibular region with tinge of dull gamboge. From knee 

 along anterior margin of pale line separating green of upper surface 

 of tibio-fibular region, a blackish-indigo annectant line, narrow and 

 soon fading into lilac and then into gamboge-orange below. Outer 

 edge of foot superiorly and out on basal portion of fourth toe and 

 entire upper surface of fifth toe lilac-purple. Feet otherwise orange- 

 red, innermost digits most brilliant and most everywhere finely 

 spotted with orange. No spots on belly and inter-femoral region, 

 though papillae all of paler shade. Ventral region with narrow 

 whitish line separating greenish of back, below dusky-lilac tint, be- 

 coming more pronounced below. All these colors soon give place to 

 green of upper surface and orange-red of lower. Iris beautiful 

 golden, variegated with different shades to form very narrow golden 

 circle around black pupil. Length from tip of snout to tip of out- 

 stretched fourth toe, three and a half inches. Eeceived by Mr. J. 

 W. Holman, through Mr. J. A. G. Eehn, from Stafford's Forge, in 

 Ocean county, April 29th, 1908. Another, with the same data, was 

 also received on September 18th, 1908. 



Hyla versicolor Le Conte. 

 Common Tree Toad. 



Mr. Miller says it is common at Plainfield. 



