. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. THE BATRACHIA OF NORTH AMERICA. 459 base. No luedian dorsal baud. A light band commences on the scap- ula aud extends nearly to the groin. It is bounded above by separate blackish spots, and below by similar spots, which are closer together. These form the superior border of a lead colored band. This disappears below in a crowd of small black spots, which grow smaller and disap- pear on the sides of the abdomen. The integument thus marked is areolated. All the lighter parts of this region are dotted with small pink spots. Posterior faces of
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. THE BATRACHIA OF NORTH AMERICA. 459 base. No luedian dorsal baud. A light band commences on the scap- ula aud extends nearly to the groin. It is bounded above by separate blackish spots, and below by similar spots, which are closer together. These form the superior border of a lead colored band. This disappears below in a crowd of small black spots, which grow smaller and disap- pear on the sides of the abdomen. The integument thus marked is areolated. All the lighter parts of this region are dotted with small pink spots. Posterior faces of fore-arm, femur, tarsus, and external metatarsi blackish, with small yellow speckles. The limbs have on their ux)per surfaces brown cross-bands with pink points in them. Anterior face of tarsus with a brown spot, and several on the external digits. Catalofine number. Ko. of speci. Locality. From whom received. Nature of specimen. 14100 1 Texas G. H. Eagsdale Alcoholic. This species is well characterized by the length of its legs, the short and peculiar form of its head, the smoothness of its lower surfaces, and the color. Though not stated on the label, the specimen described is probably from Gainsboro, in Central Northern Texas. HYLA ANDEESONII Baird (p. 365). The Kev. Dr. John E. Peters informs me that ho took a specimen of this rare tree-frog near Ma} 's Landing, N. J. This is the third individual that has been found, and the locality is not far from that at which Dr. Leutz took the second one. Dr. Peters found the specimen on the ground near a piece of water. Its note is unlike that of HyJa versicolor, being a hoarse peep-peep, or, according to Dr. Abbott, a keck-keck. CHOEOPHILUS NIGRITUS Le. C. (p. 338). The following drawings represent the jiarts of the tj'pe specimen of the form G. n. verrucosus Cope, from Florida, which was not inserted. Fig. 118. Chorophihis nir/ritns verrucosus. Volusia, Fla. ; ;. at the proper place in the text. The type specimen is in my private co
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