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Larks
1956
Papilo erythrophthalmus
23 June Blackhills 2 brk / Orinda Village, Contra Costa Co. Calif., 10r54.
#93. ad & 38.3gm ovts 2mm bloodpatch nefat
94. imm o? 3f.8gm nefat
Caught in walnut baited mouse traps
about 25 ft apart. In Artemesia
chapparal. See journal for description
of area. W side of hill.
24 June #98. &ad 41.0gm nefat Testes 7mm.
Very close to 93+94, probably the &
# parent of that family.
99 & imm 39.6 gm. nefat
W side of hill, maybe 100 yds. from
93,94,98. In Manganita
14 July #109 &ad ov to 51mm. Bloodpath.
in mus.sp. Nefat. Under Manganita.
1957
22 April 1957
Garden, Men's Fac.Club, U.C. Campus, Berkeley Calif.
Found nest by flushing &. Nest is a cup
sunken into ground amid spreading
branches of Berberis. Nest has 4 eggs, with
light ground color heavily spotted with
very fine rust brown spots, giving appearance
of a light brown egg. Cup is 2 1/2 inches
deep, 3 in. across. One egg may be
hatching, or maybe & poked claw through it
when she took off.
0745
No change at 1800hrs.
23 April
Flushed & off nest again. Still 4 eggs.
25 April
Same at 0630 today.