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137. Dendroica pennsylvanica

138. Dendroica tigrina

139. Prothaotaria citrea

140. Wilsonia pusilla

141. Helodromas solitarius

142. Porzana carolina

143. Spizella socialis

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137. Dendroica pennsylvanica. A. Wetmore. Half Moon Woods North Freedom, Wis., iris brown. bill black. tarsus black. Length 4 7/8 wing 2 1/2 tail 1 3/4 [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents small insects.

138. Dendroica tigrina. A. Wetmore. Half Moon Woods. North Freedom Wis., iris brown. bill black. tarsus brownish black. Length 5 wing 2 11/16 tail 1 11/16 [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents small insects.

139. Prothonotaria citrea. A. Wetmore. Half Moon Woods. North Freedom Wis., iris brown. bill black, rami whitish. tarsus slate. Length 5 1/2. wing 2 3/4. tail 1 5/8. [[female symbol]] ad. stomach contents. small insects.

140. Wilsonia pusilla. A. Wetmore. Dickie's Marsh, North Freedom, Wis., iris brown, bill dusky, mandible yellowish, tarsus flesh color. Length 5 1/8, wing 2 1/4 tail 2. [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents small insects.

141. Helodromas solitarius. A. Wetmore, Will Dickie's Marsh, North Freedom, Wis, iris light brown. bill black. greenish at base. tarsus & crus greenish. Length 8 3/8 wing 5 3/8 tail 2. [[female symbol]] ad. stomach contents larvae.

142. Porzana carolina. A. Wetmore. Will Dickie's Marsh. North Freedom, Wis., iris reddish brown. bill yellow. greenish from nostril to tip tarsus greenish. Length 8 1/2. wing 4 1/16 tail 1 1/2. [[female symbol]] ad. stomach contents larvae & insects.

143. Spizella socialis. A. Wetmore. River Woods. North Freedom Wis., iris brown. bill black. tarsus flesh color. Length 5 5/8, wing 2 7/8 tail 2 1/8. [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents small seeds & insects.

[(May 6) This afternoon about four o'clock I went down in the fields.  Scared up a few female Quail from a bunch of bushes in the Old Pasture and one or two pairs.  The males are whistling a good deal now.  There were also a few.

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Protonotaria citrea