162 NATURAL HISTORY OF AQUATIC ANIMALS. 



whose name has been already mentioned, if his statements are reliable, is one of the largest dealers 

 in Frogs in California. He writes, in answer to a circular : " Most of the Frogs caught in this State 

 are caught by me"; and in response to the questions propounded, states that he sells about three 

 hundred dozens of live Frogs annually, sending two-thirds of them to San Francisco, and the 

 remainder to various other localities in California. The price during summer ranges from one 

 dollar to two dollars and a half, and in winter from three to five dollars. 



