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The throat was <s>p</s> decorated with alternate narrow bands of red and
black running lengthwise, near the mouth (about ¾ in. from it) the
red bands changed to one of a yellow color.  The creature was either sick or
<s>flying off so</s> simulating & shamming, for it moved very slowly and allowed me to turn <s>him</s> it
over as often as I wished, when in this position not even attempting
to turn <s>himself</s> itself around.  Across the pond was a pretty scene.
Close to the edge of the water were several trees (I think Cornus
florida) the leaves beautifully carmine colored.  In the water could be
seen this reflexion.  These symmetrical little trees, the highest objects
to be seen, separated from one another by a distance three or four times
their height; the pond in front of them in their rear a bare field, and the gray sky made a
picture worthy of an artist.  While going along the edge of pond a number of the
genus Phallus was discovered, its foul carrion-like odor could
be noticed when several feet from it.  The day might have been
called bird-day from the unusual activity noticed among these pretty creatures.
While standing in a little thicket watching a king-fisher, a pretty
bird flew in a tree close to me.  It called ter-wee, ter-wee.
It was not quite as large as a <s>bor</s> robin, had a white breast, black
throat and head, the head seemed unusually large for its body, it
was constantly on the move, and while moving a flash of yellow frequently
        