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species of Rana, the tadpoles, fully two inches in 

 length, were seen in the pools. Several times during 

 perhaps an hour, a short, deep croak was heard coin- 

 ing from the willow thickets. It reminded the writer 

 of Rana palustris. 



Of another frog only the call, a soft click-click- 

 click, was heard. It came from a cluster of aquatic 

 plants in the middle of a pool, but the songster, un- 

 doubtedly a very diminutive creature, could not be 

 found. 



George P. Engelhardt, 



Brooklyn, N. Y. 



A NEW RECORD FOR THE RING- 

 NECKED SNAKE IN MICHIGAN. 



A specimen of Diadophis punctata (L.), cap- 

 tured near Marquette, has been presented to the Mu- 

 seum of Zoology, University of Michigan, by the 

 Northern State Normal School. This is of interest 

 not only as a new locality for the snake but also be- 

 cause it extends the known range of the species con- 

 siderably, since it is the first authentic record of its 

 occurrence in the Northern Peninsula. The species 

 had been reported from Marquette, but, in view of 

 the fact that young Storerias may be easily mistaken 

 for ring-necked snakes, this record has been "open 

 to question," as stated by Ruthven in the "Herpet- 

 ology of Michigan." 



Helen Thompson Gaige, 



Ann Arbor, Michigan. 



HABITS AND BEHAVIOR OF THE TEXAS 



HORNED LIZARD, Phrynosoma 



cornutum, Harlan, II. 



An interesting fact mentioned by many writers, 

 and easily confirmed, is that the horned lizard is very 

 sensitive to the stings of the large agricultural ants 

 which form its principal food. The lizard will fidget 



