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The eggs are laid early in May, in small bunches attached 

 to grass or weeds. Development is prolonged. 



Hyla andersoni Baird. 



Only three specimens of this frog have been observed, one 

 at Anderson, S.C., one at Jackson, and one at May's Landing, 

 N.J. It resembles in size and appearance the tree-frog of 

 Europe. Cope describes it as of a rather deep pea-green color 

 above, everywhere margined with pure white except posterior- 

 ly on the femur and tibia and anteriorly on the former, wdiere 

 a beautiful saffron takes its place. 



Hyla pickeringi Storer. 



" Peeper." 



This is the Hylodes pickeringii of DeKay. 



Nearly everyone has heard the sharp, shrill, penetrating cry 

 of the "peepers" late in March and during part of April, 

 when they repair to shallow bodies of water to breed. Most 

 persons suppose that they have seen this frog, but few recog- 

 nize it when shown. They may seem to be at one's feet, but 

 only a knowledge of their probable whereabouts will enable 

 one to see them at all during the breeding season. At this 

 time of the year, the pools in the woods and bog-lots seem to 

 be alive with them, but they become silent as a person ap- 

 proaches and dive so quickly out of sight that they are very 

 difficult of capture. During the summer they may be found 

 almost everywhere in the woods at Fort Lee and in Bronx 

 Park, generally clinging to undershrubs and the smaller herbs. 

 Late in the fall, before hibernation, they may be found thickly 

 congregated where Impatiens fulva grows along the banks of 

 streams, and their cry is then often as frequent and sharp as 

 during the breeding season. 



Color grayish yellow to reddish brown, but nearly white 

 during the summer months. Beneath yellowish white. In 

 spring, the vocal sac is dark brown, and thus distinctly set off 

 from the lighter ventral surface. The lines on the back form 

 a well-defined X- A few brown specks show on posterior of 

 thighs. They are rarely over an inch in length and many are 



