. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders. Zoology. EARLY VOICES OF SPRING. 5 sing either sharp or flat. So the whole effect is shrill rather than melodic, notwithstanding the fact that the F is constantly snggesting the finale of a plaintive melody. But that is just like Nature—she is ever suggest- ing, and leaving all beyond to our imagination. A close examination of the body of the httle frog emphasizes this fact. There is a strong suggestion of a Saint Andrew's cross on his ocher- colored* back, unmistakably defined in narrow lines, and a narrow dark f
. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders. Zoology. EARLY VOICES OF SPRING. 5 sing either sharp or flat. So the whole effect is shrill rather than melodic, notwithstanding the fact that the F is constantly snggesting the finale of a plaintive melody. But that is just like Nature—she is ever suggest- ing, and leaving all beyond to our imagination. A close examination of the body of the httle frog emphasizes this fact. There is a strong suggestion of a Saint Andrew's cross on his ocher- colored* back, unmistakably defined in narrow lines, and a narrow dark fine extends from the tip of the nose to the eye. The X is quite suffi- ciently plain to prevent any con- ' spring Peeper, . -^ ^ •' showing the St. An- fusion in the identification of Hy- drew's cross on . ... , ^^^ back. la ^wkerinffii with young tree toads {Ilyla versicolor), or with other frogs of simi- lar size and color, for no other small frog is marked with a cross. This Hyla is a characteristic tree frog, who with his padded toes ascends the tallest trees with ease, and takes to the water only for a brief time in spring, which is his nuptial season. When the * It may be slightly green, as the frog possesses to a certain degree the power of color Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938; Underwood, William Lyman, 1864-1929, phot. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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