The purring sound is heard very frequently 

 during the mating period ; it is a short, sharp 

 brrr-brrr, like the sound produced by throwing 

 pebbles in rapid succession against glass. In doing 

 it the fish, with gill-covers, tail and fins extended, 

 shakes himself violently, and the purring, accord- 

 ing to its strength, can be heard distinctly for a 

 distance of 25 feet and more. 



EICHAED DOEN, 



Upper Montclair, jV. J. 



AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES 

 OBSERVED AT BEVERLY, N. J. 



During the past five years I have noted and 



collected the following amphibians and reptiles in 



my locality: 



Plethodon erythronotus — Under logs in woodland. 



Spelerpes bislineatiis — Under stones in creek bottoms. 



Desmognathus fusca — Under stones in streams. 



Bufo americanus— Gardens. 



Acris gryllus crepitans — Pond edges. 



Hyla picleringii — Marshes and gardens. 



Hyla versicolor — Garden. 



Rana pipiens — Grassy pools. 



Rana palustris — Meadows and contiguous woodland. 



Rana catesbeiana— Creek borders. 



Rana sylvatica — Wet woodland. 



Natrix sipedon — Creeks and river meadows. 



Bascanion constrictor — Low, wet wood growths. 



Thamnophis sirtalis — Low meadows. (Both striped and 



spotted.) 

 Heterodon platirhinos — Dry fields and woodlands. (Both 



dark and light phases.) 

 Scelopoms undulatus — Pine lands. 

 Chelydra serpentina — Creek s. 

 Kinosternon pensylranicum — Muddy streams, takes the 



brook. 

 Sternothcvrus odoratus — Muddy streams, takes the brook. 

 Chrysemys picta — Creeks. 

 Glemmys muhlenbergii — Meadow streams. 

 Clemmys insctdpta — Low woods. 

 Glemmys guttata— Creeks. 

 Terrapene Carolina — M eadows. 



J. F. STREET, 



Beverly, N. J. 



