NOTES BY THE WAY 



ter safely, and came out fresh and bright in the 

 spring. 



The little peeping frogs lead a sort of arboreal 

 life, too, a part of the season, but they are quite 

 different from the true tree-toads above described. 

 They appear to leave the marshes in May, and to 

 take to the woods or bushes. I have never seen 

 them on trees, but upon low shrubs. They do not 

 seem to be climbers, but perchers. I caught one 

 in May, in some low bushes a few rods from the 

 swamp. It perched upon the small twigs like a 

 bird, and would leap about among them, sure of 

 its hold every time. I was first attracted by its 

 piping. I brought it home, and it piped for one 

 twilight in a bush in my yard and then was gone. 

 I do not think they pipe much after leaving the 

 water. I have found them early in April upon the 

 ground in the woods, and again late in the fall. 



In November, 1879, the warm, moist weather 

 brought them out in numbers. They were hopping 

 about everywhere upon the fallen leaves. Within 

 a small space I captured six. Some of them were 

 the hue of the tan-colored leaves, probably Pick- 

 ering's hyla, and some were darker, according 

 to the locality. Of course they do not go to the 

 marshes to winter, else they would not wait so late 

 in the season. I examined the ponds and marshes, 

 and found bullfrogs buried in the mud, but no 

 peepers. 



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