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denounced him roundly for the length of the 

 journey, which, of course was unfair. We found 

 his family most agreeable. 



Before turning in for the night we secured some 

 specimens of a huge ground toad that appeared 

 to be quite abundant about the tienda {Bufo pelta- 

 cephalus). It is one of the largest of all toads, 

 measuring six and a half inches in length and four 

 in breadth; it is confined to Cuba. Its affinities 

 are South American and it has no close relation- 

 ship with any of our United States species. As 

 one always associates with animals observed a 

 certain size as proper and fitting, to discover one 

 of quite double dimensions is startling. 



