, 1874-10-10

smaller frogs, bus ,,pon little birda and animals
OF various kll,da. It Ia otherwise noteworthy on
nccount Of tho singular long plntoa which arc
inc!oaed In tho Dkin OF its rack. bull-frog
from North America. which fs kept among the
curiosltios In tho Gardens Of tue Geological So
c!o.y, Loudon, III ted OIL small birds s,-a sparrow
being onstly engulfod in ita capnoiouB jaws.
Tbere.is q frog {pelobates ft1scus) common In
Franco, which, It pinohod On tho thigh, tutors q
cry like tho NOV Of a cat. At the same timo It
etnlts sttong odor Of garlic. This emission not
Only afrocta Tho aotlso OF smell, but 1t makes tho
cyes wataf, as does mustard OF horsoradlsh.
A Btnall frog (Alytoa obstotrlcans), belonging
to Trance and 0ernlany, tB distinguished for tho
fen,alo depusita thou., to tho unmbor Of about
sixty, III Il long r!,aft,~cach ,oEg adhertng to
tho i've uo1t It BY tta teslaoiors Investment.
Tho ma!o frog twines this chain around his
thighs anti thcn retroa 70 some secluded ro;roat
whoro 10 renetua until the young aro ready to
1lRtch. At this moment ho socks tho vntor and
pungoa In. Immediately tho young tndpo!os
omorge from tho eges, and swim away, while
thor niro. relieved of Ills burden, conoH ,1p out
Of Tho wxser, "aud Richard Ia himself egaln.""
The fcmnle Of tho American troc-frng NO
totrnma marBttrin!tlm) hae pouch extending
ovor tho wl,n!e OF tus back, aud opening pos
teriorly. In this 1t carries itR oggs until they
nru Matched, to insure their snfoty Tho sroclea
~
also furnished with dorsaI pouch. An Amerf-
cau spocics OF tho 1lyados lays It's egga Bingly
in tho nxils Of tho leaves OF troos. But Tho
straugeAt modo OF diapnsin2 Of the eRga ia prac-
lie laying seaaou. tho skin Of tie back Of the
fonlalo frog thiekons ana grows looae and spongy.
As Hoon as her eggs are laid, the rnnlo lifts tho1n
up and inbcds thom In this soft, spnngy skin,
which cloHes over them, n1adam Toad thcn i'm
merscs horsclf In mud and wator, not to reap
pear until her progeny have left tho egg, which
thcv do IN an advanced Btago Of formation. They
continue to remain IN the doraM coils until they
have passed the tadpole state. and finally leap
down from their mother'a back. perfect mimi
cells hnva boon rnuntea In tue back Of = single
toad. In his travo!Hn Borneo. 1lr. Alfred Wallaco
encountered tree-fFog {1slacophoruB) whicl, no
Thought might from ita hnblt ot l9solnoti,n. &C; be
fairly termed tho hytuE-irog." Tho following
IL hin account Of it:
Ono of tho most curious and intereaing creatures
which met with IN DoFuco wns large trcc-frog,
which Yrs brosht me BY one Of tho cheso y Tari
Uu examining ii. found tie oea rory long aud fny
sney oe esssa De t"rsso ac srser than tac oy liz
fore-lcEs were also bor.tcrcd by nembrnnc, md
hs a body hs ssssp sp"1s ssa Of mss ssss d n
faco and t,o inner toes yellow; while tho webs
long, wio tll9 weta OF oncl ttns1-foo wien fully
exnspdel oyclyed surface Of square innhes, mud
nches, As tho ovtromtica Of tho toes have ,'ac Hcs
far Hles!on, showing tho eroaturo to c true tr,
frog, It In dincult to n1hguo TINT thiH immense mcn-
brn;.e Of the toea can he for the prose Of swimming
only nnl the account Of the Cnnnan, TINT It lcw
down from tho trre becomes more credible.
Ponncss. tho zoologsst. once made Il pct Of u
toad tllat took refuro ullacr the staircase Of d
house. It came ONT oyery night Into 8 dining
room, near ts retrcar, and. whom 1t aaw the light
allDwod itself to be placed upon q tnbls, where
It ate WORMS and insects furnished BY It's 1nastor.
It showed no Signs of irritation whom it waa
Of geuoral interest. 1t thus lived thirty-pix
years. when It waB attacked by crow. which put
ont ono Of it's eyos, infcting fatal Injury. Fad
It not boon for this accident, 1t would probably
have lived yearH longer.
No nntrnchian Possesses veromous properties;
bnt tho toad sccrotos In the folliclca Of the skin,
chiefly about tho bend and shoulders, Al acritl
liquid, which Dr.. Dnvy conjectnreB is tho AMI
mni's dcfouse against carnivorouB mamu1alla. A
dog urged gu to attack one. Will drop it from his
mouth ns though the tas:o Of this secretion were
particularly disagreeable. It il estimated that
tho frogs (Rana) number ffts-ono spocios; tho
trce-frog {Hyla) sixty-four and the toadB {Bufa)
thirty-aye. They aro found in ai pnzta Of the
and the largest, America, In South America but
q single species OF frog ie known 10 exist. In
Australia there arc mono. New Zealand has otle
| species OF tho trco-frog.
| THE BRIGHTON AQUARIUM.
ouo of t,,c ,,rccat anuarin in lie world Ia
e;tuatcf in nriohton, Enc,and. Tim l,ui,dinr
,tan1s IN Tho aea-beaeh in front OF tho Marine
p,rado II in vii fect in lonrt ami M, foot III
breadth. otpl was COMPLETED il, 1879, three years
| hav;u, beon occu,,iea in tn conR.rrct;op. Thu
Interior ia divided into two corridora with tanks.
to ~, -,,,,,1,or ~ fortv.ona ronoed m o;+lo,
49, ~ wv u"aea u,..a ~ ~ ~. % .,ah
bido. Iho 1lonts q tae tankh a,o OF !nen-enok
piate.eiass, alv'acu lnso suonta . 1901 WIG anu
U lent hisn;; m anu eIhpoF1ou ot upriEhs 1rp1. ~
mn!llohs. lug s.tlanosI ts ~ mG"sasns at, - ot
III leot an can'alns aoous 4,oou En,ohs us o. 81
~atot %1 lhs anss naa oas"rss @ ~ " ~ a.
teet, ha nplas tAo.eu salonn: Auo 'a.Hss ~ ~
He'entlY lafeo 70 aceonltnot'ato IGslHc.auie'
alzea Nhae. ~ aoes not seoua.oua. moaao'
however. uut u ablIoLl'att' ~ ptsoelt pym p.'i'
p'lHo. lew uo6'AsI tay asiu sesot1u tt.is!ta'
OK tanas AIa occupied py 4se sn.weson ,. An'a.nlH
eha iIle soha,naes Dy n,.Isae in.s'ia. tno Ma.el
iof t,o at.er III 'lnpea lro,h s!o soa ~ heoIn ~
pnt tne tnhas arc never ciinnfeni,; Hntesh stss
Deeoao tn'iu: or some "ecl'ait' nso to ca,sck
!ng 81 llont: ocenta 60 tne - a du beern ETH,
annua!ss oeit si1h 10 Supnuu ~, ~.
Huleate sunes. .ousu M',em s.,e", ~ n n.'
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