THE BATRACHIA OF NORTH AMERICA. 



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anurous geuus Alytes, the eggs, ou emission, are connected by an albu- 

 miuous thread, wliich soon contracts and hardens. One of the sexes 

 protects this rosary by wrapping it several times round the body and 

 remaining concealed in a comparatively dry spot. How long this 

 guard continues is not known. 



The most Eastern specimen I have seen is from Essex County, Mass. 

 Besides a groat number of specimens in the Museum of the Philadel- 

 ])liia Academy, the following form the Smithsonian basis of the exami- 

 nation : 



Desmogna th tis fasca fusca Ra G nesque. 



RESERVE SERIES. 



No. of 



spec. 



Localitj'. 



Carliale. Pa 



M andeville, La 



Kiuston, N. C 



Mead ville, Pa 



Carlisle, Pa 



Salem, N.C 



Nashville, Ga 



Abbeville, S. C . 



Wcstport, N. Y 



'i'eimessee 



Claiboiue County, Tenu 



Columbus, Oliio ' 



0ianj;e, N.J 



Pittsburgh, Pa. 



Highland Couuty, Ohio . 



Eutaw, Ala 



Mississinpi 



Phihidemhia, Pa 



Ruck Cieek, D. C 



Btookville, lud 



Ad.rondack, N. Y. 



Norfolk, Couu 



Gloucester, Md 



Gloucester, Va 



Ricehorouph, Ga 



Biloxi, Miss 



When 

 collected. 



Nuv. — , 1S78 



Aug. 5,1880 

 1876' 



1851 



From whom received. 



Prof. S. F.Baird 



N. O. Academy 



Welsher & Milner . . . . 

 Professor Williams .., . 



Prof. S. F.Baird 



J. T. Lineback 



W.J. Taylor 



Prof. S. F'. Baird 



... do 



J. N. B. Scarborough.. 



.... do 



Prof. L. Lesquereux.. 

 Dr. J. G. Coop.-r 



Col. B L. C. Wa:les 



J. Richard. 



P. L. Jouy 



Ur. R. Havmoiid 



R. Clavko' 



A. F. Wooster 



CO 



(0 



Ur W. L. Jones , 

 C. Billman 



Nature of 

 specimi D. 



Alcoholic. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do, 

 1 o. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 io. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



Do. 

 Laiva. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



GENERAL SERIES. 



4 

 2 



20 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 1 



IG 



27 

 3 

 1 

 6 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 120 



75 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 4 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 2 



Salem,N.C 



Highland County, Oijio 



Mead ville. Pa 



Augusta, Ga , 



(?) 



Fiauklin Countv, Ti.nn. 



Washingto:i, D. U I... 



Columbia, S. C I . . . 



Washington, DC i... 



Clarke CouLty, Va 



Salem,N.C . .' 



Anderson, S. C 



Georgia. 



Cincinnati, Ohio 



Charleston. S. C 



Wytheville, Va 



Carlisle, Pa 



do 



Mississippi 



Dayton, Ala 



Fauquier County, Va . 



Summerville, N. C 



do 



Knoxville, Tenn 



Columbia County, Pa . 



Georgia 



ilo 



do 



.... do 



do 



Williams 



Wu). Phil ips 



(?) 



J. N. B. Scarborough . 

 (?) -. 



Dr. Gi^o. A. Moran,U. S. A 



Dr. E. Uoues 



C. B. R. Kennerly 



J. T. Lineback 



Miss Paine 



(?) 



J. N. B. Scat borough 



(?) 



Col. M. McDonald 



Prof. S. F. Baird 



do 



Dr. Shuranaid 



Edgevvorth 



C. \V. Slieurmauu 



J. McNair 



(?) 



Prof. J. B.Mitchell 



Dr. Hi'iiderson 



Dr. W.L.J, nos 



.do 

 do 

 .do 



Alcoholic. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Di). 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



