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to say, does not appear to have been noted. When the Batrachia above mentioned 

 were discovered, they appeared inanimate, but the influence of a warm sun, to which 

 they were subjected, soon imparted to them a moderate degree of vigor. In a few 

 hours from the time they were liberated, they were tolerably active, and able to move 

 from place to place, apparently with great ease." 



The color of this species is deep liver-brown above, with two longitudinal yellow 

 stripes, beginning at the eyes and extending as far as the base of the hind legs. A 

 forked yellow mark appears between these stripes just where they end, and the limbs 

 are liver-brown, spotted with yellow. The under parts are very pale brownish red, 

 profusely variegated with pale yellow spots. In length it is nearly two inches. The 

 generic name Brachymerus is derived from two Greek words, signifying short thighed. 



The TINGEING FROG of Southern America (Hylapltsia tinctbria) is worthy of a 

 casual notice. 



This creature is so called because the Indians are said to employ it for imparting a 

 different tinge to the plumage of the green parrot. They pluck out the feathers on the 

 spots where they desire to give the bird a different colored robe, and then rub the 



TWO-STRIPED FROQ. Brachymerus bifasciatus. 



wounded skin with the blood of this Frog. The new feathers that supply the places 

 of those that have been removed, are said to be of a fine red or yellow hue. 



It is found in various parts of Southern America, and is common in Surinam, where 

 it mostly inhabits the woods, traversing the branches and leaves by day, and at night 

 concealing itself under the loose bark. Like the common tree-Frog of Europe, it 

 seldom visits the water except during the breeding-season for the purpose of deposit- 

 ing its eggs. 



In color it is extremely variable. Some specimens are black, with a white spot on 

 the top of the head, and two stripes of the same color running from the head along 

 each side. In certain individuals there are cross bands of white between the stripes. 

 Other examples are gray above and black below ; some are wholly black, spotted with 

 large round white marks ; others are black ; others are gray, spotted with black ; while 

 a few specimens are brown, with a large white spot on each side, and two white bands 

 on the fore limbs. 



The RHINOPHRYNE is remarkable as being the only known example among the Frogs 

 where the tongue has its free end pointing forward, instead of being directed towards 

 the throat. 



