. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. a small tubercular ile, tlu! difference riie tii'ound colour ng SI'Vera] white (lu'rs it, is covered mietiiiKis running ;('ii pnrtially, and ' vocal sacs. oad, oil pajTo 1 tO, 'ler cfjgs upon lier i. A notewortliy uiid in the Nursk ig over the youni; oii 'i them, and them about with i transparent that I !' careful parent em, and departs,. \-\\nr,.-. of North America, and is u'lnarkable for smeral ])eculiaritie3 of Inrni, the eye and the foo
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. a small tubercular ile, tlu! difference riie tii'ound colour ng SI'Vera] white (lu'rs it, is covered mietiiiKis running ;('ii pnrtially, and ' vocal sacs. oad, oil pajTo 1 tO, 'ler cfjgs upon lier i. A notewortliy uiid in the Nursk ig over the youni; oii 'i them, and them about with i transparent that I !' careful parent em, and departs,. \-\\nr,.-. of North America, and is u'lnarkable for smeral ])eculiaritie3 of Inrni, the eye and the foot being chielly notable. It is a landdoviiig S])ecies, never seen in or near water except during the l)reeding .season. During the greater part of th(> year it resides in ludes whiidi it'scoops in the sandy .soil, and at the bottom of whi(di it sits watching for ])r(iy, much like a gigantic ant- linn. In order to assist it in digging, the animal is furnished Mith a tiat, shnrp"(Hlged spur, with which it scoops out the soil. Sometimes, howevei', it wedges itself into the sand, tail foremost, and shovels its way downwards much after tlio I'ashion of the crab. The hole is aliout six inches in dcjith. Quick though it is in this labour, it is but a sluggish and inactive creature when com- pared with most of its kin, being a very poor leapcr, and slow in most of its movements. It is generally to be seen in the month of March, Just after the spring raiirs, and is a very hardy species, caring little for cold, and traversing the snow without a])parent inconvenience. The eye (d' the Solilaiy Frog is very beautiful, and at the same timi- remarkable. It IS large, full, and of a rich topaz hue, and across its centre run two bold Idack lines at right angles to eaidi other, so as to form a cross verv like that which is >vvn upon starch "rains when viewed by jjolarized light. ' " Altogether, the aspect of this species is very unirpie. It looks much more like
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