EARLY VOICES OF SPRING. 



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The 

 'foot-pads" of 

 the Tree Toad. 



being left open during part of the day the frogs 



would leave the house and establish themselves on 



the trees in the orchard, where their 



voices could be heard throughout the 



evening. Daring the night they would 



return to the house, and would appear 



in their usual places in the morning. 



Hyla versicolor is not only remark- 

 able for his change of color and his 

 winning voice, but also for his "foot 

 pads," my drawing of which will show 



their high development. Not- 

 ing these strange little 

 disks on the tips 

 of the toes, which 

 closely adhere to 

 the surface on 

 which the crea- 

 ture stands, the 

 fact will not ap- 

 pear so surprising 

 that he can stand near- 

 ly upside down! It is 

 perfectly plain, too, by 

 the webbed feet, that the little acrobat is a fair 

 swimmer. 



Last, but by no means least among the batrachian 



Common Toad. 



