TOADS. 



FIG. 307. TREE-FROG. 



The Toads (Bufd) have a thick-set body covered with warts, from which 

 exudes a viscid humour. Their hind legs are not so much elongated as those 





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FIG. 308. TOAD. 



of frogs, and they leap badly; in general, they creep rather than walk, and 

 when Surprised,, instead of taking to flight, they stop suddenly and inflate 



