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 SHAD-KUOG. ;iaa haleeina. 



is puckered into longitudinal folds. The lower jaw is remarkable for two large, bony, 

 tooth-like projections in front. The ordinary length of a full-grown specimen is about 

 six inches. 



WE now come to the very large genus of which our common English Frog is so 

 familiar an example, and which finds representatives in all except cold latitudes. The 

 very handsome SHAD-FKOG derives its popular name from its habit of making its appear- 

 ance on land at the same time that the shads visit the shore. The specific title haleeina 

 also alludes to this circumstance, as the Indian word for a shad is halec. As the herrings 

 appear about the same season, the Frog is called by the Swedes SILL-HOPPETOSSE, or 

 Herring-hopper, the latter name being much in use in Pennsylvania. 



This Frog requires much moisture, and is seldom seen at any distance from the banks 

 of rivers or pools of fresh water. Sometimes, however, when the dew lies very heavily on 

 the grass, the Shad-Frog makes its way over the fields to spots far from the water-side, but 

 takes care to return before the hot sunbeams have dried up the grateful moisture of the 

 herbage. The food of this reptile consists chiefly of insects. It is a very active creature, 

 and ever lively, making leaps of eight or ten feet in length. 



It is thought by many persons to rank among the handsomest of the froggish tribe. 

 The general colour is light golden green, variegated with four rows of olive spots, edged 

 with rich gold. One regular row of these spots runs along each side of the spine, and the 

 others are scattered rather vaguely along the sides. The throat is white with a silvery 

 lustre, and the abdomen whitish yellow. The aural vesicles are brown, with a circular 



