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Banks
1957
Zonotrichia l. nuttallii 40.
28 April
Inside Edwards Field, West Cc
all back flash + abdomen out. Left 1,3,4,
5,7+9 Primaries, all st primaries out.
All other wing feathers but prim covert's
out. Sits on rump (belly) + sides + toes. Grasped
my fingers, t nest.
R-4 17.6 gm. Prim. 15 mm.
Right 1,3,+6 Prim out, all left out.
Rectrices seem to have grown suddenly,
as 1-3 mm, still in sheath. Many
head feathers out, not as many as R-3.
w.t. after defecation 17.3 gm.
Sits same as others. Have protest
notes after second weighing.
1825 Bancroft West J
Heard birds legging as 2 went in under
bushes.
R-1 9.7 gm. Primaries out 4 mm.
Very active on balance; threw himself on
backwards legging. All feather tracts
very well defined Sits on abdomen,
sides, + chin, often falls backward. This
little bird always seems to be a top
in the nest.
R-3 20.3 gm. Prim. 14 mm.
Clung tightly to nest. Gaped at first in
my hand, then crouched in typical
posture - neck drawn in, head down,
wings forward + down. Left second
primary barely out. No head + back-of-
neck feathers out.
L-3 20.1 gm. Prim. 17 mm.
Gaped in my hand; then crouched
head down, same position as R-3.