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Prof. Morgan, of Columbia University. The tad- 

 poles gradually acquired the normal coloration of the 

 species. Another albino amphibian record is that of 

 a specimen of the two-lined Salamander, Spelerpes 

 bilineatus described bv A. M. Banta and R. A. Gort- 

 ner in Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. vol. 49, p. 377, pi. 54<-55. 



Other amphibians showing albinism are: 



Edible Frog Rana esculenta of Europe, larvae. 



Grass Frog R. temporaria of Europe, larvae and 

 adults. 



Yellow Bell toad Bom})inaior pachypus of Eu- 

 rope, one adult. 



Green Toad Bufo viridis of Europe, one larva. 



Midwife Toad Alytes obstetric cms of Europe, 

 larvae and adults. 



Richard F. Deckert, 

 New York, N. Y. 



ON A SMALL COLLECTION OF FROGS 



AND TOADS OF THE DISTRICT 



OF COLUMBIA. 



For the purpose of making a closer study of 

 the Anura of Washington, D. C, and vicinity, I 

 have started a small collection of these interesting 

 "varmints," which are temporarily being kept in the 

 office of Mr. R. G. Paine, of the Division of Reptiles, 

 U. S. National Museum. My sincere thanks are due 

 to Mr. Paine, one of the best known herpetologists 

 of Washington, for his kindness in permitting a "neo- 

 phite" like myself to impose on his time and good 

 nature. But then you know he is a "crank" on the 

 subject, himself. 



In collecting I have also had the assistance of 

 Mr. H. A. O'Dwyer, whose sharpness of vision and 

 quickness of limb have been, and, I trust, will be in 

 the future of great benefit to our undertaking. 



Experience so far seems to prove that Bufo 

 fowleri is the more common toad in this vicinity, sev- 



