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528 Melospiza cinerea melodia (con.)

529 Passerella iliaca

530 Carpodacus purpureus

531 Anas boschas

532 Gallinago delicata

533 Speotyto cunicularia hypogea

Field sparrow

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base of mandible rose. rest of bill slaty drab. tarsus light brown. Length 6 3/8 wing 2 13/16 tail 2 3/4 [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents seeds.

529. Passerella iliaca. A. Wetmore. Will Dickie's Marsh, North Freedom, Wis, iris brown. maxilla brown. base of mandible yellow, tip light drab. Tarsus light brown. Length 7 1/8 wing 3 1/2 tail 2 13/16 [[male symbol]] im. stomach contents seeds.

530. Carpodacus purpureus. A. Wetmore. Fullmer's pasture, North Freedom, Wis, iris brown, bill dull olive. tarsus dull brown. Length 6 1/8 wing 3 1/2 tail 2 3/8 [[male symbol]] im. stomach contents sunflower and other seeds.

531. Anas boschas. A. Wetmore. Alder Swamp, North Freedom, Wis, iris brown, bill olive green. nail dark brown. culmen brownish, skin between mandibles blackish. tarsus dark orange. Length 23 3/8 wing 11/58 tail 3 1/2 [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents shells and seeds.

532. Gallinago delicata. A. Wetmore. Doherty's Field, North Freedom, Wis, iris brown, tip of bill black. base of maxilla brown. tip of mandible greenish drab. tarsus dull green. Length 10 7/8 wing 5 3/8 tail 2 5/16 [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents insects.

533. Speotyto cunicularia hypogea. A. Wetmore. From Forrest City, South Dakota  (In captivity 2 yrs.) iris yellow, bill greenish, tarsus feathered claws black. Length 8 3/8 wing 7 13/16 tail 3 1/8 [[male symbol]] ad.

This morning after breakfast I went over in Dickie's Marsh. By the flowing well I scared up a