Field notes, v506
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Banks 1957 Melospiza melodia 36. 2 June 1957 Stream W of LSB Nest Q(1) 0635 R-3 2.3+ gm. Down patches are on crown, mid-thora back, humerus, hand, + flank. No difference from last site R-1 2.3 gm. Throat dark area of ventral tract shows dark spotting. Similar to R-3, but very slight, 1930 R-1 3.9 gm. Dark area of ventral pteryla extending to stern. Nothing on leading edge. R-3 3.8 gm. Very little dark on throat. 3 June 0640 R-3 3.9-gm. A few dark spots on flank + thigh. R-1 4.1 gm. As above. L-3 1.6- gm. New! Covered w/ pure white down, whereas in the others, both this & other nest, it is grey. Down very heavy + short. On crown, entire back, humerus + hand, flank, V shaped patch on top of head, apex toward front, also some on occipital part. 1940 R-3 6.3 Flank shows dark spots. Other feather areas, except thigh, darker than they were. R-1 6.2+ As above L-3 2.1 all white. No feather tract show.