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FROGS. 



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-FROG 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 halecina 

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

 rings 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. 



PICKEREL-FROU.-/?ana palustrls. 



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 SHAD.FROa.-/?a0a haleclaa. 



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 color 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 



