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THE HORNED FROG. 



peculiar flavor, which has been compared, but not very happily, to the wing of a 

 chicken. I would suggest that a mixture of the smelt and the breast of the spring 

 chicken would convey a good idea of the Edible Frog when cooked. 



Poachers are very apt to invade the froggeries, and without entering the boundaries 

 often contrive to kidnap a goodly number of the inmates by a very curious mode of 

 angling, something like " bobbing " for eels. They get a very long fishing-rod, tie a 

 line of sufficient length to the tip, and at the end of the line they fasten, in place of a 

 hook and bait, a simple piece of scarlet cloth. Thus prepared, they push the rod over 

 the fence, let the scarlet rag just touch the surface of the water, and shake the rod so 

 as to make the rag quiver and jump about. The Frog thinking that it has found a 

 very savory morsel, leaps at the rag, closes its mouth firmly upon it, and is neatly tossed 

 out of the water and over the hedge before it can make up its mind to loosen its hold. 



HORNED FROG. Centophrys corauta. 



The color of this species is bright green spotted with black, and having three bold 

 yellow stripes along the back. The under parts are yellowish. In size it is rather 

 larger than the common species. 



THE remarkable HORNED FROG is one of the quaintest species among the Frog tribe. 



There are several species belonging to this genus, all inhabiting Southern America, 

 and all notable for the singular development of the upper eyelids, which are prolonged 

 into hard, horn-like points. In the present species the back is furnished with a bony 

 shield, and the prominences over the eyes are bold and well defined. The body is short, 

 stout, and squat, the skin covered with tubercles and folds, and the opening of the mouth 

 enormous. It is a large and voracious species, one specimen when opened being found to 



