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[[preprinted]] 118 [[/preprinted]] 247. Melanerpes erythrocephalous 248. Sayornis phoebe 249. Spizella socialis 250. Colinus virginianus 251. Spizella pallida [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] 119 [[/preprinted]] Saw a number of Indigo Bunting's in a pasture. The males were very hard to see against the green leaves. I nearly shot a female for a new bird. July 5 Tuesday. 247. Melanerpes erythrocephalous. A. Wetmore. Half Moon Woods, North Freedom, Wis, iris brown. basal half of bill slate. rest dull black. tarsus greenish [[strikethrough]] white [[/strikethrough]] slate. Length 9 1/16 wing 5 3/4 tail 2 7/8 [[female symbol]] ad. stomach contents insects & hard seeds. 248. Sayornis phoebe. A. Wetmore. River Woods, North Freedom, Wis, iris brown. bill black. tarsus black. Length 6 1/2 wing 3 1/2 tail 2 5/8 [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents small insects. 249. Spizella socialis. Ed. Cheney. Half Moon Woods, North Freedom, Wis, iris brown, bill black tarsus flesh color. Length 5 1/4 wing 2 11/16 tail 2 1/8 [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents seeds & insects. 250. Colinus virginianus. A. Wetmore, Half Moon Woods, North Freedom, Wis, iris brown. bill black. tarsus dirty white. Length 9 1/8 wing 4 7/16 tail 1 15/16 [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents seed pods of some plant. This afternoon Ed Cheney and I went up by the Half Moon. Heard a number of Cerulean Warblers singing. They kept in the leaves so much that I could not see them. July 6, Wednesday. 251. [[strikethrough]] Coturniculus savannarum passerinus [[/strikethrough]] ^[[(Spizella pallida)]] A. Wetmore. Field in Lyons, Baraboo, Wis, iris brown, culmen & tip of