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Sialia mexicana
26 Jan. 1957
Tres Palmas, Valleito Valley, 900 ft. San Diego Co. Calif.
A large concentration of these birds in this area, esp. around the water. We got 5 all told.
PCB, 164 O? ad. 33.1 gm.
WLM, 6 ♀ ? ?
JCO, 25 ♂ ? testes large (4mm)
JCO, 28 ♂ ?
CST, 177 ♂? ad. 29.6 gm.
18 April
1.8 mi S., 1 mi E Orinda, 250 ft. Contra Costa Co. Calif.
Shot ♀ (by appearance) of a pair. It was sitting high in the dead part of a tree (Unbeliev?)
Wt. ♀ 26.7 gm. Bird is (on dissection) a ♀, but over not large O, and longest omm under 1mm. Plumage is worn, esp. wings + tail (flight feathers)