Along the Adriatic Sea swallows and ether migratory birds are caught every year by hundreds of thousands and eaten by the Italians, who spread nets, in which as many as 300 to 500 of the tired birds are caught at once. Ordinarily the toad hibernates in the earth, preferably in «ry soil not apt to freeze. It buries itself backward, its bind feet and the end of its body serving to scoop out its hole, while it pushes itself in with its forelegs.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1424, 15 June 1899, Page 21
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83Untitled New Zealand Mail, Issue 1424, 15 June 1899, Page 21
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