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feet deep with tules growing about the edges. We saw four toads sitting about the edge, two of which we took. They jumped into the water as we approached them, but were not hard to catch. They are a fatter, more blunt nosed toad than last night's [[underline]] Bufo punctatus [[/underline]]. They are [[underline]] B. [[strikethrough]] Cognatus [[/strikethrough]] woodhousii [[/underline]], but greatly resemble [[underline]] B. cognatus californicus [[/underline]] inhabiting the coastal slope from Ventura to San Diego. They do not have the large green spots of true [[underline]] cognatus [[/underline]] from Arizona. They are medium sized, as in [[underline]] B. C. californicus [[/underline]]. This colony appears to be isolated out in the desert, altho perhaps in rainy weather their wash flows into the Salton Sea area. 
     Soon we hit the main highway by Salton Sea and proceeded south to El Centro. Having had no time off since we started, we went to a movie. After this we started to look for toads I had heard calling earlier in the evening. The singing toads were scattered all over the countryside, in small pools near houses but [[strikethrough]] were [[/strikethrough]] it was difficult to find a pond not so near a 

[[notation on page margin - These toads are B. woodhousii!! This we found out Tuesday AM]]

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house as to disturb the occupants (+ dog) at so late an hour. At last after proceeding over several alfalfa fields + sundry fences we found a secluded pool where some were calling. But it was so full of vegetation (tules) we could see nothing but a big [[underline]] Rana pipiens [[/underline]]. Kranzthor went up a ditch + got two fine very big adult [[underline]] B. [[strikethrough]] cognatus [[/strikethrough]] woodhousii ([[symbols for female and male]]), however, + our search was ended. [[strikethrough]] We [[/strikethrough]] He had previously taken two [[underline]] pipiens [[/underline]] at another pond. These were calling in typical [[underline]] pipiens [[/underline]] grunts + chuckles.
    The call of [[underline]][[strikethrough]] cognatus [[/strikethrough]] woodhousii [[/underline]] is a harsh trill, remarkably like that of the eastern [[underline]] fowleri [[/underline]]. It is much less loud, and thus we were at first deceived in the distance of the calls from us. They are very soft indeed. We saw none calling but the maker seemed clear.
    These toads resemble the Harper Well ones in the spotting. They may be a subspecies different from the Arizona ones. The adults we have are very large.
    Since these toads were taken at 1.30 to 2.00 a.m. tonight they are dated the 16th.