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123. Corvus americanus

124. Botaurus lentiginosus
destroyed

125. Chondestes grammacus

126. Stelgidopteryx serripennis

127. Tachycineta bicolor

128. Melospiza georgiana

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April 30, Saturday
123. Corvus americanus. A Wetmore. Bluff on Wisconsin River two miles south of Merrimac. iris brown. bill black. tarsus black. Length 18. wing 12 1/4 tail 7 1/4. [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents. scavenger beetles & their larvae.

124. Botaurus lentiginosus. A. Wetmore. Wisconsin River near Merrimac Bridge. iris yellow. bill maxilla black. commissure & sides of bill greenish yellow. Orbital region; center brown, above yellow: below yellowish white. tarsus greenish. inside of toes yellow. Length 21. wing 10 1/4 tail 3 1/8. [[female symbol]] ad. stomach contents grubs & mud.

125. Chondestes grammacus. A. Wetmore. Field two miles south of Merrimac on the Wisconsin River. iris brown. mandible whitish. tip darker. maxilla horn color. tarsus flesh color. Length 6 3/4 wing 3 1/2 tail 2 3/4. [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents. seeds.

126. Stelgidopterix serripennis. A. Wetmore. R.R. cut east of Merrimac on Wisconsin River. iris brown. bill black. tarsus brownish black. Length 5 3/8 wing 4 1/2 tail 2 1/8. [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents small insects.

127. Tachycineta bicolor. A. Wetmore. Near R.R. Bridge on Wisconsin River, Merrimac. iris brown. bill black. tarsus light brown. Length 5 7/8 wing 4 5/8 tail 2 1/8. [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents rather large insects.

128. Melospiza georgiana. A. Wetmore. slough 1/2 male south of Merrimac near Wisconsin River. iris light brown. bill; maxilla black. mandible bluish black, base reddish. commissure yellowish. tarsus flesh color. Length 5 3/4 wing 2 7/16, tail 2 1/4. [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents seeds & small insects.

This morning I went down to Merrimac at 6.25 and