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447. Trochilus colubris
448. Dendroica pennsylvanica

449. Helminthophila chrysoptera

450 Dendroica striata

451. Vireo olivaceous.

452. Hylocichla ustulata swainsonii

Water Thrush

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[[male symbol]] im. stomach contents fine insects.

448. Dendroica pennsylvanica. A. Wetmore. Half Moon, North Freedom, Wis. iris brown. maxilla black. mandible flesh color, marked with slate. tarsus slate. Length 4 7/8 wing 2 1/2 tail 1 13/16 [[female symbol]] im. stomach contents insects.

449.  Helminthophila chrysoptera. A. Wetmore. Half Moon, North Freedom, Wis. iris brown. base of mandible flesh color. rest of bill brown. tarsus greenish slate. Length 4 7/16 wing 2 1/2 tail 1 13/16 [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents insects.

450. Dendroica striata. A. Wetmore. Half Moon, North Freedom, Wis. iris brown. base of mandible horn. rest of bill dark brown. tarsus brown. feet yellowish. Length 5 wing 2 7/8 tail 1 7/8 [[female symbol]] im. stomach contents insects.

451. Vireo olivaceous. A. Wetmore. Half Moon, North Freedom, Wis. iris reddish. maxilla blackish brown. base of mandible horn. tip slate. tarsus bluish slate. Length 5 7/8 wing 3 3/8 tail 2 1/8 [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents large seeds.

452. Hylocichla ustulata swainsonii. A. Wetmore. Half Moon, North Freedom, Wis. iris brown. maxilla & tip of mandible blackish brown. rest of bill buffy white. tarsus pale brown. Length 6 7/8 wing 4 1/8 tail 2 11/16 [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents ripe gooseberries.

This morning after breakfast I went over in the Half Moon Woods for may last trip before school.  It was very windy and birds were hard to find. Shale's Swamp was full of water and also of Water-Thrushes. I scared them up everywhere and they frequented especially