f246 RANA, RHINOCEROS. 



Four to six inches long. Leaps to a great dis- 

 tance ; croaks loudly in the spring season. 



lemporaria, (common frog,) back flattish, suban- 

 gular ; sometimes dirty-olive above, with large 

 warty spots, and very large, 



esculenta, (eatable frog,) body angular ; back 

 transversely gibbous ; belly emarginate. Body 

 green with three yellow lines. The male croaks 

 at evening. 



Section G. Hind feet very long ; claws lenticu- 

 lated* Chirping toads. 



arborea, (tree-toad,) body greenish-brown, or ci- 

 nereous, granulate beneath ; feet cleft, having 

 obicular flattened claws secreting an adhesive 

 mucus. 



boans, (croaking chirper,) body smooth with con- 

 tiguous dots beneath ; feet palmate. 



See MS. P. 



88. RAPHIDIA. Spec. 2 

 ophiosus, thorax cylindric ; wings without spote. 



See MS. P. 



2 5. RECURVJROSTRA. Spec. 3. 

 americana, (avocet,) head and neck reddish : back 

 black, white beneath. 



See MS. P. 



2 3. RHAMPff-Asros. Spec. 17. 



tfiridis, (toucan,) green ; belly yellow ; rump red, 

 About fourteen inches long. 



See MS. P. 



1 6. RHINOCEROS. Spec. 2. 

 (one-horned rhinoceros; ) one horn 0& 



