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TREE FROG." 



Rana Arborea. R, viridist suhtus alhiday linea later alt nigricantef 

 abdomine gramdato, pedibus Jissis. 



Green Frog, whitish beneath, with blackish lateral line, granu- 

 lated abdomen^ and unwebbed feet. 



Rana arborea. R. corpore Icevi, subtus punctis contiguis tubercw 

 lato, pedibus Jisds, mguibus orbkulato-dilatatis, Lin. Syst, 

 Nat. p, 357' 



Rana arborea. Roes. Hist. Ran. p. 37. p^* 9> 



The Tree Frog. 



In the beauty of its colours, as well as in the 

 elegance of its form, and agility of its movements, 

 the Tree Frog exceeds every other European spe- 

 cies. It is a native of France, Germany, Italy, 

 and many other European regions, but is not 

 found in the British islands. Its principal re- 

 sidence, during the summer months, is on the 

 upper parts of trees, where it wanders among the 

 foliage in quest of insects, which it catches with 

 extreme celerity, stealing softly toward its prey 

 in the manner of a cat towards a mouse, and when 

 at the proper distance, seizing it with a sudden 

 spring, frequently of more than a foot in height. 

 It often suspends itself by its feet, or abdomen, 

 to the under parts of the leaves, thus continuing 

 concealed beneath their shade. Its size is smaller 

 than any other European frog, except the Fire 

 Frog. Its colour, on the upper parts, is green, 

 more or less bright in different individuals': the 

 abdomen is whitish, and marked by numerous 

 granules ; the under surface of the limbs is red- 



