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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-22-297874616 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Hi all, I think the Museum still has some copies of the book for sale. Cheers, Chris On 18-Jul-07, at 9:05 AM, Jim Wolford wrote: > We only have one species of true toad in N.S., the American toad, Bufo > americanus, although the name has recently been changed. John > Gilhen can > fill us in on that, but the old name is still in the books. You > should be > able to find lots of info' on this species in various books, but I > recommend > John Gilhen's Amphibians and Reptiles of Nova Scotia, published in > 1984? by > the N.S. Museum. Check your library, and/or look in other books or > on the > Internet, of course. > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville > ---------- > From: Phil & Maria Forman <phil.forman@ns.sympatico.ca> > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:11:28 -0300 > To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: [NatureNS] Toad > > Found this toad on my doorstep this evening...we have lots of toads > here > in Debert, all usually non-descript, but every year we see one or > two of > these ones. Now, I've just set up webshots so I could post this > picture, hoping someone could give me more info on this little > guy...hopefully it works! > > http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/559920826CqptRK > > Maria Forman > Debert, NS _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. _. Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6 (902) 424-6435 Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. _. --Apple-Mail-22-297874616 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 <HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; = -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi all,<DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I think the Museum still = has some copies of the book for sale.</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Cheers,</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Chris</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV= >On 18-Jul-07, at 9:05 AM, Jim Wolford wrote:</DIV><BR = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">We only have one species of true toad in N.S., the = American toad, Bufo</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">americanus, although the = name has recently been changed.<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 = </SPAN>John Gilhen can</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">fill us in on that, but the = old name is still in the books.<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 = </SPAN>You should be</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">able to find lots of info' = on this species in various books, but I recommend</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">John Gilhen's Amphibians and Reptiles of Nova = Scotia, published in 1984? by</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">the N.S. = Museum.<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>Check your = library, and/or look in other books or on the</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Internet, of course.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Cheers from = Jim in Wolfville</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">----------</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">From: Phil & Maria Forman <<A = href=3D"mailto:phil.forman@ns.sympatico.ca">phil.forman@ns.sympatico.ca</A= >></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Reply-To: <A = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A></DIV><= DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:11:28 -0300</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">To: NatureNS <<A = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A>></D= IV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Subject: [NatureNS] Toad</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Found = this toad on my doorstep this evening...we have lots of toads = here</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">in Debert, all usually = non-descript, but every year we see one or two of</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">these ones.<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 = </SPAN>Now, I've just set up webshots so I could post this</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">picture, hoping someone could give me more info on = this little</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">guy...hopefully it = works!</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><A = href=3D"http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/559920826CqptRK">http://outdoor= s.webshots.com/album/559920826CqptRK</A></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Maria = Forman</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top