. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders . ptive salamander of this species(it came from New Jersey) which occupied a burrowin the soil of his fernery for several weeks. Theburrow had two openings, and from one of these thehead of the creature could usually be seen, withthe little eyes intently watching what was going onin the outer world. I had two such salamanders incaptivity in my own fernery for about a year. Theybecame perfectly tame, and ate from my hand. Itwas amusing to watch the little heads deliberatelyturn for a better view of some interesting
. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders . ptive salamander of this species(it came from New Jersey) which occupied a burrowin the soil of his fernery for several weeks. Theburrow had two openings, and from one of these thehead of the creature could usually be seen, withthe little eyes intently watching what was going onin the outer world. I had two such salamanders incaptivity in my own fernery for about a year. Theybecame perfectly tame, and ate from my hand. Itwas amusing to watch the little heads deliberatelyturn for a better view of some interesting object. Ambly stoma tigrinum is common from southernNew York southward and westward, and is especiallyabundant near Beasleys Point, between Cape Mayand Atlantic City, N. J. A specimen is even re- 42 FAMILIAR LIFE IN FIELD AND FOREST. corded from Ottawa, so it is apparent that its geo-graphical distribution is very wide. The most elongated and slender native speciesof salamander is the Plethodon cinereus, whose bodyand tail, cylindrical throughout, meas-ure about four inches in. Plethodon cinereus. length ; the tail is sometimes considerably longer thanthe head and body. The color above is dark brown,and below it is dull white, so thickly sprinkled withmottled brown that the general appearance is likethat of pepper and salt. This little fellow is characteristically sylvan. Hishabits are exclusively terrestrial; he is never found(even in the larval stage) in the water. He hidesunder the stones and fallen trunks in the forestseverywhere, and never strays to the open fields. Theeggs are laid in a little package beneath a stonein a damp place; when the young emerge they areprovided with branchiae (gills of a fringelike appear-ance), but these soon vanish, and very small speci-mens are often found without them. I do not recol-lect that I have ever found this salamander in JSTewEngland; but in the woodlands of southern New SONGLESS BATRACHIAXS. 43 York he is far from uncommon. That, h
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