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en than others than the
other species I indeed quite
so much as as any of
the Dendrocidae, I two
of the there were in the act of
eating a large greenish caterpillar,
when shot. They were all
killed on a low second growth
of birch & maple; I should
judge their habits in this
respect may be analogous
to that of Y. noribaccus;
I obtained 25 specimens in
exchange for the Green gros-
bet yesterday. When dissected
they proved to be all or an
others as I thought adult.
One of the My. Cani was an
adult & in full pl. a most
beautiful bird; he was in
full song. Birds of all kinds
came very numerous to day.
He struck our flock of
warblers which must have
contained over 100 individuals.
I find that a few Hirundis
harronum are still left, all
the other species how I
think left. We found two
broods of 4 young & I killed
my first three birds in good
flight, afterwards missing thru
rather hard shots. In P.M., B.
went down to the marsh & shot
Two Gambetta finch, a song sparrow.