B UFO COPEI, described from James Bay by Henshaw and Yarrow (Arnn. Rept. upon the Geogr. Surv. Terr. of the U.S. west of the 100th Mer., 1878: 207-208), was later synonymized with Bufo lentiginosus americanus by Cope (Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., 34, 1889: 284-288) and has either been considered as a synonym of B. americanus or has been ignored by subsequent writers. During a vacation trip to the James Bay region in August of this year, Mr. Calvin Goodrich kindly collected a series of toads (10 specimens, ranging from 10 mm. to 69 mm. in length) for us at Moose Factory. These specimens were so strikingly colored that they seemed quite distinct, so they were carefully compared with our northern Michigan and Ontario specimens of B. americanus. The original description of B. copei is adequate, and the specimens from Moose Factory are easily recognizable as this form. The brilliant coloration, the long, narrow parotoid glands, the greater width between the cranial crests and the fact that they are nearly parallel, are the most obvious characters. The smoothness of the ventral granulation, mentioned by Henshaw and Yarrow, is evident, but it may be seasonal or due to preservation, and the hind limbs are shorter than is usual in Michigan specimens of B. americanus, the adpressed heel reaching the shoulder. The characters are distinct even in the smallest specimens. An inquiry to Dr. Barbour brought forth the information that he has recently examined the type of B. copei in Washington, and that he and Dr. Stejneger have agreed that it is distinct. Specimens from Marion Creek, 30 miles north of North Bay, Ontario, collected by Dr. Hubbs, show evidences of intergradation between the southern Ontario toads and those from James Bay.' In the arrangement of the head crests, the shape of the parotoids, and the dorsal coloration, they are more nearly like B. copei, while the ventral coloration is that characteristic of B. americanus. Hence it seems evident that copei should be recognized as a valid subspecies, Bufo americanus copei.