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COMMON TOAD parts are smooth, whilst the upper bear a few excrescences. The male may also be distinguished by having a grey pad on the inner side of the first finger. The food resembles that given for Rana temporia, and it swims like that despised amphibian with the hind legs only.

FAMILY BUFONIDÆ

Common Toad.—Bufo vulgaris (Fig. 21). Belonging to a different genus, the Toad is probably more

despised than the Frog, its more sluggish disposition, warty skin, sticky secretion, and general unkempt appearance (at least it is thus regarded), all add to its unpopularity. It is not such a familiar object as the 43