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117. Pipilo erythrophthalmus

118. Melospiza cinerea melodia

119. Molothrus ater

120. Steganopus tricolor

121. Totanus flavipes

122. Quiscalus quiscula aeneus

Curlew

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maxilla black. rest dirty greenish white, tarsus light greenish yellow.  Length 10 1/2. wing 5 1/4. tail 2 3/8. [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents a small earth worm.

117. Pipilo erythrophthalmus. A. Wetmore. Old Pasture, North Freedom, Wis, iris bright red. bill black. tarsus flesh color. Length 8 1/4 wing 3 7/8 tail 3 9/16 [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents seeds & small insects.

118. Melospiza melodia cineria. A. Wetmore. Old Pasture, North Freedom Wis. iris drab. bill, mandible & side of maxilla flesh color. culmen black. side of mandible tinged with slate. tarsus flesh color. Length 6, wing 2 3/8 tail 3. [[female symbol]] ad. stomach contents seeds.

119. Molothrus ater. A. Wetmore. Old Pasture, North Freedom, Wis., iris brown. bill black tarsus black. Length 7 3/4 wing 4 3/4 tail 3. [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents seeds.

April 29, Friday.

120. Steganopus tricolor. W. Link. Dickie's Marsh, North Freedom, Wis., iris brown. bill black. tarsus black. Length 9 1/2 wing 5 1/8 tail 2. [[female symbol]] ad. stomach contents water insects.

121. Totanus flavipes. W. Link. Dickie's Marsh, North Freedom, Wis., iris brown, bill black: base yellowish, tarsus yellow with green markings on the joints. Length 10 1/4. wing 6 1/8. tail 2 5/16. [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents. water beetles.

122. Quiscalus quiscula aeneus. A. Wetmore. At Home, North Freedom, Wis, iris yellow. bill black. tarsus black. Length 11 3/4 wing 5 1/2. tail 4 1/16. [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents seeds & insects.

Link was over in Dickies Marsh and saw a number of Snipe. Some large ones from his description were Curlew. No. 120 & 121 he gave me.