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IN tli.- IVi i mi- I-' KIM; we I'm. I a most .singular example of structure, tli.- female being 

 furnished \\illi a |M.ueh mi her Lack, in which lli.- .-uu- an- placed when hutched, and carried 

 alx'ii! fur a coiisi.leiaMe |-.-iio<|. 



This |M.udi is dearly analogous to the lixiiic cradle i-f tin- inar-.ni.ial animal*. Il i- not 

 merely de\e|,,|,ed \\ li.-n wanti-d. as is the cue with tin- cells mi the back nf tin- Surinam Toad, 

 I. ut i- J..M >ii:in. in. :m.| lin.-.l \\ith skin like that of tin- buck. Tin- IH.IH h does not attain its 

 full development until tin- creature is .f mature age, ami tin- mal- does not ]>oa0ea0 it at all. 

 When lill.il with eu'gs tli- IH.II.-II is inn. I, dilated. u,l s over tin- whole Imrk nearly M 



far as tin- back ( tin- head. Tin- ciju-nin^- is n..t easily seen without careful < \ainiiuition, 

 beinc very narrow, an 1 liiil.li-n in folds i.f the skin. 



Its color is very variable, lut ^n-.-n has tin- ptvdumiuanrc. It i* found in M-xioo, but 

 many sj--iiiiftis have UH-II Lmuirht frum th- Andes nf K^-iiador. 



A i*i-ies. caUe.1 the LICIIK.HED TKKE-ToAD (JYachycfphalu* lichrndltu), 



iiilial.its .lamaii-a. ai:d is desi-rilted by Mr. Goaae in his Naturalist's Sojourn" in that Island. 



It derives its name fnun the as|M-t nf the In-ad. wliirh lKks a.s if it wua overgrown with 



lichens. It is generally found ainotn; the wild pine trees, uinl is \.T\ a. live, being able to 



nsidei-ible lcjijs. S.metimea it puffs out it Ixxly, and causes a kind of frothy 



nmistiirv to exhale fnnu the skin. This moisture adheres to the tinkers like iriim. and causes 



tin- r'rotf to leave a trail U-hitnl it like that of a snail m- slug. 



The color of the lacheiuil Tni-Toad in pale red mottled with brown, and having a large 

 patch of tin* sjiin* 1 color U-twi-en tin- shouldi-rs. The muzzle and sid.-s an- pale ^n--n, ,sjK)tt-<l 

 with dark r*ddish -brown, and In-low it is whitish-gniy. the chin bein^ >|M-ckled with nnldish- 

 brown. The hul is flattened, sharply {minted at the inu//le. and studded with sharp bony 

 ridges. Its ordinary length is about four indies. 



ANOTIIKR sjH-cies of the name genus, the MARBLKD TREE-TOAD (Trachycephalus marmo- 

 rdtnx), is d.-s<-rilH-d l.\ the same \\riter: 



(in- of them was taken in a liedrootn at Savannah-le-Mar, one night in October, having 



I r..l':il'l\ l|opl>ed in '' " OpMWiBdOV fr-Mn lh- l.i-ni'-li.'s ..f a maliL'" II nl\ af.-u f.-.-t 



distant. I was surprised at its change of color, in this ivspwt resembling the chameleon and 

 anoles, or still nearer, the geckos. 



When 1 obtained it. the whole upi>er parte were of a rich deep aml>er-brown, with 

 indistinct Mack Lands. On looking at it at night, to my surprise I saw a great alteration 

 of hue. It was paler on the head and back, though least altered there ; on the rump and 

 on the fore and hind legs it was become a sort of semi-pellucid drib, market with minute 

 close-set dark specks. When disturU-d, it presently became slightly paler still, but in a few 

 minutes it had r> < <i\.-red its original depth <f tint. In the course of half an hour it displayed 

 again the sjM-ckled dark hue. and now uniformly so, save a black irregular patch or two on 

 the head, and a dark patch In-tween the mouth and each eye. The ln-lly, which was very 

 regularly shagreened, was of a dull-buff, not susceptible of change. Its eyea retained their 

 proverbial beauty, for the irides were of a golden-brown tint, like -un-rays shining through 

 tortoise-shell. 



"This specimen wag about as large as a middling Knglish Frog, being two inches and a 

 quarter in length. 



While in captivity, if unmolested, it spent a good deal of time motionless, .s^uattim; 

 Hat and dose, with shut eyes, as if sleeping, but sometimes it was active. I kept it in a basin 

 covered with a pane of glass, for facility of observation. It would keep its face opposite the 

 window, altering its position pertinaciously if the basin were turned, though ever so gently. 

 It t<x.k no notice of cockroaches, n.r of a large flesh-fly which buzzed about it, and even 

 crawled nv.-r its nose. If taken in the hand, it struggled rigorously, so as to be with difficulty 

 held : once or twice, while thus st niggling, it uttered a fe.-l.le s,)n.-.ik : but if still retained, 

 it would at length inflate the atxlnmeii with air. apparently a jgn of anger. It leaped, but 

 not far." 



