Field notes, v506
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19 Apr. (1957) 2(1)/2 mi. W. Patterson, Stanislaus Co. Calif. String to string - 85 mm. Last string to cloaca - 34 Last string to caeca - 17 Total - 157 mm. Lining: Duodenum very densely lined with chevron-shaped zig-zag (fold?). Upper SI. + lower SI. similarly lined, not as heavily lower. LI. lined same way clear into cloaca. What: Bird is O, left testis very large. WT: 42.2 Calculations from above measurements: SI / wt = 140/42.2 gm = 3.32 3.32 SI / LI = 140 / 16 = 8.75 8.75 SI / Dno = 140 / 38 = 3.68 3.68 Dno / wt = 38/42.2 = .90 .90 TotI / wt = 157/42.2 = 3.72 3.72 Dno / ceac = 38 / 3 = 12.67 12.67 WT / ceac = 42.2 / 3 = 14.07 14.07 SI-Dno / Dno = 102 / 38 = 2.68 2.68 13 June 1957 Valley S. of Mt. Montgomery, Mineral Co., Nevada Was awakened at 0430 by 2 wigs birds having territorial squabbles. They made a lot of noise. Normally it would be dark at this time, but the full, nearly full, moon made it almost as light as daytime. The chasing continued off and on all day, at least while I was driving.