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:' F.III.-IK-, now s< familiar fnuu r nt intnxliirtiiin into fern-caaes and 



terrestrial \ i\aria. 



This i retty creature jx in,,,ii\ f,.un.l upon trees, clinging either to i heir branches or learea, 

 and U-ing geneialK in tl..- h:il<it .f attaching itaelf to the under side of the leaves, which it 

 res-rnbte K> strongly in color, that it is almost invisible even when ita situation is pointed 

 out. \Vlii-n k.-pt in a fern case, it is fund of ascending the perpendicular glass sides, and 

 tli.-r.- -ii. kin- timily and motionless, ita legs drawn cloaely to the body, and its abdomen 

 flattened against the glass. 



Tin* food of the Tree-Frog consists almost entirely of insects, worms, and similar creatures, 

 which are captured as they pass near the l-:if whereto their green foe is adhering It is 

 seldom seen on the ground except during the breeding season, when it seeks the water, 

 and there deposits ita eggs much in the same manner as the common Frog. The tadpole 

 is hatched rather late in tin- season, ami does not attain its perfect form until two full months 



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Tree-Fro>f is wonderfully t.-na<-i..us of life. Miir.-rin^ the severest wounds without seeming to be 

 much distressed, and having >-\<-n l-.-en frozen quite stiff in a mass of ice without perishing. 



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The following interesting account of a young Tree-Frog is by Mr. Q. 8. Ullathorne : 



" My acquaintance with this interesting reptile (which had already passed through all the 

 -ta_'.- .if rli.- t.: l|...|.- state '_ in iii : ; i'- f. '!! in_' inaini'-r : 



I was at school in Huimver at the time, and used frequently to take walks in the neigh- 

 boring woods, with a companion. During one of these walks we came across three Green 

 Frogs (or rather they came across our path). Guessing at <>n<-e they were Tree-Frogs, and 

 thinkini: that they were just the things to keep, we were 'down upon them,' and tied them 

 up in our hundken-hiefs. i contented myself with one, and let my companion have the others. 

 When I arrived safely at my journey's end with my Frog, I procured for him a good-ailed 

 glass jar, put a little water in the l>ottom. a branched stick for him to climb up (though he 

 generally pn-f.-rred the sides of the glass), covered the top of the jar with a piece of muslin, 

 and in-tail.-d him on a shelf with a salamander (Salamandra maculo*a\ a ring snake (Natrij 

 torquata\ and various other ' pets.' 



"My great amusement was to watch the little creature rat. When I put a fly into his 

 jar, as long as the fly remained quiet, the Frog took no notice of it, but directly the fly began 



