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- Date Released: January 1, 1958
- Genre: Soundtracks/Other
- Style: Other Environmental
- Label: Smithsonian Folkways
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They Say...
Although Folkways is most famous for its folk releases by the likes of Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie, its championship of underdocumented, uncommercial sounds extended to some pretty unlikely corners, such as Sounds of North American Frogs. Fifty-seven species of frogs and toads are represented on this 55-minute, 92-track disc, linked together with narration by Charles M. Bogart. He details the variation in a straight scientist voice that will strike some as amusingly incongruous with the burps and bleats of the frogs, noting differences in sound cycles per second, possible uses for mating purposes, and the like. Actually, there is quite a bit of variation in the sounds presented, from low eerie growls to rapid-fire trills. It's hard to imagine this arousing too much interest among the record-buying public, but for professional and amateur naturalists it's probably quite valuable, and it's bound to be sampled by both experimental and pop musicians, if it hasn't been already.
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| 01. |
Individual Barking Tree Frog (Hyla gratiosa)
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0:16 |
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| 02. |
Chorus of Barking Treefrogs (Hyla gratiosa)
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0:20 |
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| 03. |  |
Mixed chorus
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0:50 |
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| 04. |
The Southern Toad (Bufo Terrestris)
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0:38 |
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| 05. |
The Green Treefrog (Hyla Cinerea)
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0:18 |
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| 06. |
The Green Treefrog (Hyla Cinerea)
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0:36 |
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| 07. | |
Chorus of Eastern Narrow-Mouthed Toads (Gastrophyrne Carolin ensis)
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1:07 |
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| 08. |
Voice of Acris Grylls Dorsalis
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0:21 |
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| 09. |
Mating Call of Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla Squirella)
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0:25 |
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| 10. |
Mating Call of the Pine Woods Treefrog (Hyla Femoralis)
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0:25 |
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| 11. |
Chorus of Green Treefrogs (Hyla Cinerea)
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0:23 |
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| 12. |
Barking Treefrog (Hyla Gratiosa)
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0:34 |
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| 13. |
Mating Call of the Pig Frog (Rana Grylio) with Cricket Frogs (Acris Gryllus Dorsalis) |
0:32 |
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| 14. |
Breeding Chorus of Southern Leopard Frogs (Rana Utricularia) |
0:40 |
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| 15. | |
A Large Breeding Chorus of Florida Gopher Frogs (Rana Capito )
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0:54 |
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| 16. |
Mating Trill of the Southern Toad (Bufo Terrestris) |
0:39 |
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| 17. |
Breeding Call of the Oak Toad (Bufo Quercicus) with the Squi rrel Treefrog (Hyla Squirella) |
0:25 |
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| 18. | |
Mating Call of Hybrid Treefrog |
0:47 |
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| 19. |
Green Treefrog (Hyla Cinerea) |
0:16 |
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| 20. |
The Mating Call of the Barking Treefrog |
0:26 |
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| 21. |
Mating Call of the Red-Spotted Toad (Bufo Punctatus) |
0:36 |
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| 22. |
Call of an Individual Red-Spotted Toad (Bufo Punctatus) |
0:32 |
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| 23. |
Mating Call of Fowler's Toad (Bufo Woodhousei Fowleri) |
0:22 |
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| 24. |
Mating Call of Fowler's Toad |
0:28 |
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| 25. |
Mating Call of the Southwestern Woodhouse's Toad (Bufo W. Au stralis) |
0:21 |
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| 26. | |
Mating Call of the American Toad (Bufo Americanus) |
0:51 |
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| 27. |
Mating Call of the Southern Toad (Bufo Terrestris) |
0:41 |
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| 28. |
Mating Call of Eastern Grey Treefrog (Hyla Versicolor) |
0:30 |
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| 29. |
Mating Call of Gray Treefrog (Hyla Chrysoscelis) |
0:37 |
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| 30. |
Mating Call of the Gray Treefrog (Hyla Chrysoscelis) |
0:32 |
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| 31. |
Mating Call of the Gray Treefrog (Hyla Chrysoscelis) |
0:23 |
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| 32. |
Mating Call of the Canyon Treefrog (Hyla Arenicolor) |
0:31 |
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| 33. | |
Mating Call of the California Treefrog (Hyla Cadaverina) |
1:01 |
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| 34. | |
Warning Croak Accompanied by "Warning Vibration" of the Sout hern Toad (Bufo Terrestris) |
0:54 |
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| 35. |
Warning Chirp of the Boreal Toad (Bufo Boreas Boreas) |
0:31 |
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| 36. |
Warning Croak of the Sonoran Desert Toad (Bufo Alvarius) |
0:28 |
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| 37. |
Warning Chirp of the California Treefrog (Hyla Cadaverina) |
0:31 |
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| 38. | |
Warning Croak of the Florida Gopher Frog (Rana Capito) |
0:55 |
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| 39. |
The "Territoriality Call" of the Southern Race of the Green Frog |
0:27 |
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| 40. | |
Rain Song of the Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla Squirella) |
1:01 |
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| 41. | |
Scream of the Southern Leopard Frog (Rana Utricularia) |
0:49 |
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| 42. | |
Chorus of Pig Frogs (Rana Grylio) |
0:57 |
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| 43. |
The Grunt-Like Sound Produced by the Pig Frog (Rana Grylio) |
0:17 |
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| 44. |
The Voice of the Pig Frog (Rana Grylio) |
0:39 |
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| 45. |
The Mating Call of the Bullfrog (Rana Catesbeiana) |
0:33 |
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| 46. |
The Mating Call of the Pig Frog (Rana Grylio) |
0:32 |
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| 47. |
Mating Chorus of Southern Leopard Frogs (Rana Utricularia) |
0:34 |
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| 48. |
Mating Call of the Pickerel Frog (Rana Palustris) |
0:29 |
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| 49. |
Mating Call of the Giant Toad (Bufo Marinus) |
0:43 |
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| 50. |
Mating Call of the Sonoran Desert Toad (Bufo Alvarius) |
0:39 |
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| 51. | |
Mating Call of the Gulf Coast Toad (Bufo Valliceps) |
0:48 |
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| 52. |
Mating Call of the Arroyo Toad (Bufo Microscaphus Californic us) |
0:41 |
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| 53. |
Mating Call of the Red-Spotted Toad (Bufo Punctatus) |
0:45 |
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| 54. |
Mating Call of the Green Toad (Bufo Debilis Insidior) |
0:42 |
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| 55. |
Mating Call of the Oak Toad (Bufo Quercicus) |
0:27 |
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| 56. |
The Call of the Green Toad (Bufo Debilis Insidior) |
0:34 |
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| 57. |
The Call of the Green Toad (Bufo Debilis) at One-Quarter Spe ed |
0:40 |
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| 58. |
The Mating Call of the Eastern Narrow-Mouthed Toad (Gastroph yrne Carolinensis) |
0:38 |
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| 59. |
The Mating Call of the Great Plains Narrow-Mouthed Toad (Gas trophyrne Olivacea) |
0:33 |
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| 60. |
Mating Chorus of the Plains Spadefoot (Scaphiopus Bombifrons ) |
0:41 |
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| 61. |
Chorus of the Lowland Burrowing Treefrog (Pternohyla Fodiens ) |
0:27 |
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| 62. |
Mating Call of the Pine Barrens Treefrog (Hyla Andersoni) |
0:35 |
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| 63. |
Mating Call of Mountain Treefrog (Hyla Eximia) |
0:36 |
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| 64. |
Mating Call of the Mexican Treefrog (Smilisca Baudini) |
0:35 |
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| 65. |
Mating Call of the Spring Peeper (Hyla Crucifer) |
0:23 |
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| 66. |
Mating Chorus of the Pacific Treefrog (Hyla Regilla) |
0:33 |
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| 67. |
The Mating Call of the Dwarf Mexican Treefrog (Hyla Smithi) |
0:33 |
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| 68. |
Mating Call of the Little Grass Frog (Psuedacris Ocularis) |
0:17 |
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| 69. |
Western Chorus Frog (Psuedocris Triseriata) |
0:24 |
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| 70. |
Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris Gryllus Blanchardi) |
0:28 |
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| 71. |
The Florida Cricket Frog (Acris Gryllus Dorsalis) |
0:16 |
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| 72. |
Mexican Leaf Frog (Pachymedusa Dacnicolor) |
0:26 |
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| 73. |
Mating Call of Couch's Spadefoot (Scaphiopus Couchi) |
0:35 |
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| 74. |
Mating Call of the Plains Spadefoot (Scaphiopus Bombifrons) |
0:19 |
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| 75. |
Mating Chorus of the New Mexico Spadefoot (Scaphiopus Multip licatus) |
0:31 |
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| 76. |
Mating Chorus of Three Species of Spadefoot |
0:36 |
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| 77. |
Mating Call of the Great Basin Spadefoot (Scaphiopus Intermo ntanus) |
0:30 |
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| 78. |
Mating Call of the Sabinal Frog (Leptodactylus Melanonotus) |
0:31 |
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| 79. |
Mating Chorus of the Great Plains Toad (Bufo Cognatus) |
0:28 |
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| 80. |
Mating Call of the Yosemite Toad (Bufo Canorus) |
0:33 |
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| 81. |
Mating Call of Sonoran Green Toad (Bufo Retiformis) |
0:26 |
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| 82. |
Mating Call of the Green Toad (Bufo Debilis Insidior) |
0:26 |
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| 83. | |
Mating Call of the Carpenter Frog (Rana Virgatipes) |
1:02 |
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| 84. |
Winter Mating Chorus of the Patzcuaro Frog (Rana Dunni) |
0:39 |
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| 85. |
Chorus of Bullfrogs (Rana Catesbeina) |
0:31 |
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| 86. | |
Chorus of Sonoran Desert Toads...etc
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0:54 |
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| 87. |
Chorus of Spadefoot Toads |
0:34 |
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| 88. |
Frog Chorus |
0:38 |
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| 89. |
Large Chorus |
0:26 |
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| 90. |
A Breeding Chorus of the Southern Toad...etc
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0:30 |
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| 91. | |
Sounds Issuing From the Oklawaha River East of Orange Spring s
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1:03 |
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| 92. | |
Mixed Chorus
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0:53 |
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92 Total Tracks, 53:23 Total Length
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Credits
- Charles M. Bogart - Main Performer // Anthony Seeger - Liner Notes // Anthony Seeger - Reissue Production Supervisor // Pete Reiniger - Sound Supervision // Ronald Clyne - Cover Design // Michael Maloney - Production Coordination // Mary Monseur - Production Coordination // Amy Horowitz - ? // Amy Horowitz - Reissue Production Supervisor // Mel Kaiser - Transfer Engineer // Peter Seitel - Editorial Assistant // Peter Bartok - ? // Peter Bartok - Compensation Engineer // Richard Lescallette - Mastering // Dr. Richard G. Zweifel - Introduction // Dr. Richard G. Zweifel - Annotation
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