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[[preprinted]] 10 [[/preprinted]] 67. Otocoris alpestris praticola 68. Acanthis linaria 69. Otocoris alpestris praticola 70. Otocoris alpestris praticola. Prairie Horned Lark [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] 11 [[/preprinted]] February 13, Saturday. 67. Otocoris alpestris praticola. Art Rudy. Fields near John Seils North Freedom, Wis. iris brown; upper mandible and tip of lower black shading into white at base. tarsus and claws black. Length 6 3/4 wing 4 1/8 tail 2 9/16 [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents seeds. 68. Acanthis linaria. A. Wetmore, Fields near John Seils. North Freedom, Wis., iris brown, bill yellow tipped with blackish; tarsus dull reddish. Length 4 5/8 wing 2 7/8 tail 2 1/8 [[male symbol]] im. stomach contents small seeds. 69. Otocoris alpestris praticola. A. Wetmore. Fields near Bill Lyons, North Freedom, Wis. iris brown; upper mandible and tip of lower black shading into white at base. Length 7 1/8 wing 4 3/4. tail 2 11/16. [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents weed seeds. 70. Otocoris alpestris praticola. Art Rudy. Fields near Adolf Jansen's. North Freedom, Wis; iris brown. bill dusky base of lower mandible whitish. Length 7 wing 4 7/8 tail 2 3/4. [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents small seeds and a few insects. This morning after breakfast Art Rudy and I went over south near the Iriquois Mines. A strong south east wind was blowing but it was cold work going against it. We were after Prairie Horned Larks. Beyond John Seil's we heard a few notes and finally Art saw one but missed it. Then we started through a plowed field about thirty feet apart watching carefully. Hearing a low note behind us we turned around and Art saw and [[strikethrough]] a [[/strikethrough]] shot it. It had crouched down while we passed and we had overlooked it. The horns were first beginning to show. The testes were about as large as a No. 6 shot. It was a fine specimen. The most noticeable thing was the extremely
