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XIV Figs. 38-39. Formation of the toad from tad- 

 pole: legs and arms appear; tail becomes 

 shorter. Fig. 40. "Just toads." Fig. 41. 

 Toads playing dead. Fig. 42. i year old 

 toads .... ... 



XV Fig. 43. Drawing of the toad's moulted skin 



XVI Fig. 44. Right foot of the toad showing webs 

 and spui. Fig. 45. Toads still retain a de- 

 sire to sing in July and August. Fig. 46. 

 Portion of a toad's moulted skin 

 Figs. 47-48. The American Toad: views of 

 back and bony crests of the head ... 78 



Figs 50-56. The Food of the Toad . 79 and 82 



Fig. 57. More of the toad's food ; the gray slug 



and its eggs 



Fig. 58-60. How the toad eats a worm . 



Fig. 61. Resemblance of toad's skin to garden 

 earth. Fig. 62. Structure study of under- 

 surface of American Toad .... 



Fig. 63. Toads go to their native ponds imme- 

 diately after hibernation .... 

 Figs, 64-67. The Southern Toad (Biifo lentigi- 

 nosus Sihdiw): structural characteristics; — i.e., 

 size of eye, ear and parotoid glands; elevation 

 of crests; arrangement of bony crests of head 

 XXV Figs. 68-70. The Rocky Mountain Toad (Bm/(7 

 /. woodhouseiGvcdtTd) : large, rough-skinned toad ; 

 unusually short head; structure of under parts; 

 crests of the head; texture of skin of upper sur- 

 face . 



XXVI Figs. 71-74. The Rocky Mountain Toad: study 

 of foot; contrast of colour; character; study 



of head 93 



XXVII Figs. 75-78. Bujo fowleri Putnam; character- 

 istics of under parts; eggs laid in long strings; 

 spotted character of toad .... 94 

 XXV! 1 1 Fig. 79. When roughly handled the toad "plays 



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