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THE AMERICAN NATURALIST [Voi.. XLI 



miKklv bottom ot ii pool. The under parts are lighter and show a 

 gold( n t n ^^ hu h sonietunes extends uj) the sides The sindll hind 

 liu. .Un^^ « ..ih ..i. tIu ( nds ot the toe. the disk that are so fonspic li- 

 ons in the niai iiiv 1 1 vh.. The tail is spotted, and there is usually a dark 



nlari)lot( lu s as on tlu tails of the tadpoles of Ihjla uisicoloi W hen 

 the tail IS nearly absorbed, and they leave the water, they are about 

 25 mm. long and of a dull olive green. Thev grow lighter, that is, 

 brighter gre«Mi in hue witli the disappearance oi the tail, until the 

 little frogs, winch ni length ol l)odv are 15 mm., reseml)le the mature 

 individuals. 1 h<- white ih;ii margins the green of the back and ex- 

 treimtus is not m) < onspK nons ds in the adults, and tlu saffron of the 

 under parts is wantmg m those that 1 have examined. The narrow 

 band of purplish brown that commences at the nose and extends 

 through the eyes and so down the sides is conspicuous in the little 

 frogs before the last remnant ot the tail has disappeared. 



The adult Ihjla andinonti is amu ingU activt at night and jumjjs 

 about the lower limbs of the trees and on to the bushes with much 

 agility. They seem rarely to climb over five or six feet from the ground. 

 They sit upright and look pert, and if interrupted in the midst of their 

 song they leave their l)nbl)les blown up until such time as the intruder 

 goes away or stands still. In tlie day time they are usually quiet and 

 forthe most [>ait hide in t he da nip moss and leaves lying on the ground. 



On [\\v warm elondy evening of August 10th, Hyla andersonii was 



ingdale, .\. J. ^^Iiis locality is 15 miles northeast of Lakehurst, 

 which has been I he most northern locality for the frog heretofore 

 recorded. 



Harm rinjatipr, niav be .alle<l the Carpenter Frog, for its note 



uttered rhurk-np. rhurh-up, and tin- frog usually hammers from three 

 to four limes. Vur a time I was not sure of the singer, .but some 

 caprive iiidiv idnals under the influence of good living have uttered 

 this eall-non- in my room while I sat by. These frogs domineer over 



would hold his head down in the meekest manncM-, and h(> becaiiM^ so 

 cowed that if I touched him at any time with inv finger, he assnined 

 the humble position. Miss Dickerson in The Fnxj Booh say> that 



