304 
ZOOLOGY. 
BUFO COLUMBIENSIS, Baird & Girard. 
Tlie Columbia Toad. 
Bufo columbiensis, B & G. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. VI, 1853, 378.— Girard, Proc. Acad. Sci. VII, 1854, 87.— 
Ibid. U. S. Expl. Exped. Herpet. 77, pi. V, figs. 4—9. 
Sp. Ch. —Upper surface of head plain; skin adhering to the skull and granula'ed. Parotids and tympanum small. A mem¬ 
branous tarsal fold; toes palmated. A dorsal white vitta and an oblique dark patch beneath the eye. 
Found in Washington Territory west of the Cascade mountains. Nothing distinctive was 
noticed in its habits.—C. 
BAN A PRETIOSA, Baird & Girard. 
The Salmon Prog. 
Rana pretiosa, B. & G. Proc. Acad. Sci. Phil. VI, 1853, 378 — Ib. U. S. Expl. Exped. Herpetology, 21, 1858; pi. II, 
figs. 13—18. 
Sp. Ch. —Tympanum rather small. Handssmooth. Feet granulated underneath; fingers slender and tapering. Toeswebbed; 
terminal joint of longest free; a small flattened horny process at the base of the inner toe and a minute conical tubercle between 
the fourth and fifth Two depressed dorsal series of pores, one on each side; a glandular ridge along the upper jaw. 
When living the colors in full-grown specimens are: nose and cheek pea green, tinged with 
gold; a stripe of the same hue down each side of the back. Remainder of back from eyes to 
tail reddish brown, with a black streak. Legs paler, with tranverse black bars. Flanks and 
inner sides of thighs salmon red, growing darker towards feet. Belly white, sometimes with 
brick-red spots; thighs posteriorly and sides spotted with white. A wood brown stripe on 
each side of head; lips tinged with gold color. Size of body from two to three inches long. 
Younger specimens pale green above; thighs pale brown; no reddish tints beneath, white 
spots larger and more numerous. 
I found frogs nowhere common in the Territory. The specimens described above were 
found about springs near Shoalwater bay, and when alive are very beautiful and interesting 
little animals. 
RANA HALECINA. 
The Spotted Frog. 
Plate XXIX, Fig. T. 
Although the distance of locality, which gives the species a wider range than any other 
reptile of the Atlantic coast, would a priori indicate distinctness of species, a careful compari¬ 
son by Professor Baird does not show any tangible points of difference. Specimens of this 
frog were collected at Fort Dalles.—S. 
HYLA REGILLA, Baird & Girard. 
Tlie Oregon Wood Frog. 
Hyla regilla, B. & G. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. VI, 1852, 174; and 1853, 301.— Ibid. U. S. Expl. Exp. Herpet. GO, 
pi. Ill, figs. 13—18. 
Hyla scapularis, Hallowell, Proc. Acad. Sci. VI, 1852, 183. 
S P- Ch.—V omerine teeth disposed upon two circular groups. Fingers free, toes semi-palmated. Skin above tuberculous, 
beneathglandulous. Green, with orange reflections, sometimes maculated or banded with blackish brown. 
This brilliant little wood-frog abounds in some localities and at some seasons, but at others is 
rarely met with, as it seems to seek the high trees. In September I found vast numbers of 
