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Banks (1957) Zonotrichia leucophrys
51.
28 April
Greenhouse Area, Nest T
No change at 2AM, check. Have not seen parents bee for a while.
2214 Haste St., Berkeley, Calif.
In my back yard found a nest in a hedge bush, 4 eggs, Call it nest "L".
Bancroft, Nest H
1910 L-1 16.3 gm. 8th Prim. 10.5mm.
Several secondary coverts out, many lack, humal, flank, all abdominal, a few thigh feathers out. Tail 1.5mm at most.
Definitely clung nest. Marped + some leggings material on my hand
R-9 19.5 gm. 8th Prim. 13+mm.
Clung nest. All st prim but 2+9 out, all left prim + all but 2 left sec., about half night secondaries out. Several crown feathers out, upper tail coverts out, all other tracts well feathered. Tail 3mm.
R-4 16.1 gm. 8th Prim. 13mm.
Clung nest, gave protest notes when I took him from nest. Rt: 9th Prim., all st, sec., left 6th prim., all A left sec. not out. Some upper tail coverts out. Nest hearts well feathered, but not quite as well as R-1.
29 April
0630 L-1 15.5 gm. 8th Prim. 12 mm.
Rt: 3+9 Prim., out, 7+8 nearly so. Outer 2 st secondaries out. Left 2+4th Prim out, most others nearly so Both albes out. No tail, crown, or neck feathers out, few thigh. Otherwise most feathers out. New nest after defecation 15.3gm.