Field notes, v1752
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Catalog 35. J. Groth 1985 White River Plateau, 10 mi. S & 2 mi. E Buford, elev. 10,000 ft., Rio Blanco Co., Colorado. Aug. 8. skint+skel. part 264 171067 ♀ red crossbill (bird 366 on tape) wt. 34.4 gm. Ovary 5.4 x 5.0 mm, largest fol. = 1.4 mm, brood patch. Captured Aug. 7, 1985, with ♂ bird 365 on tape. Mod. fat. Cottonwood Creek Road, 17 mi. E Nucla, elev. 9200 ft., Montrose Co., Colorado Aug. 8. skint+skel. part 265 171069 ♀ red crossbill (bird 360 on tape) wt. 32.6 gm. Ovary 4.0 x 3.5. No brood patch. Little fat. Captured on August 4, killed today. No molt. White River Plateau, 10 mi. S & 2 mi. E Buford, elev. 10,000 ft., Rio Blanco Co., Colorado Aug. 5 skint+skel. part 266 171059 ♀ red crossbill (bird 361 on tape) wt. 34.0 gm. Ovary 5.5 x 5.0 mm, largest fol. = 1.6 mm. Brood patch. Little fat. Killed on August 5, 1985, but numbered JGG 253 by mistake, then changed to J66 266 and cataloged today. skell-only. 267 171121 ♂ juv red crossbill (bird 345 on tape) wt. not taken testis L 1.3 x 0.9 . Found dead in cell at Animal Behavior Station. Captive-reared bird. Had been sick since Aug 12, 1985. Gall bladder huge, tumor on right pectoral muscle. Note! bill not crossed.