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Banks
1957
Melospiza melodia
38
6 June
Stream W.of LS, West Q(5)
0635 D-2 10.0 gm. 8th Prim. 5.5 mm.
Most sheaths out, except anterior crow.
Skin of head has turned very dark - not
sure why, probably gradually. Bleachy edge sheaths out out, except for posterior
now. Eyes open, but not held open for long
at a time. Gaped.
D-1 10.4 gm. 8th Prim. 5 mm.
Much like D-3, but not all thigh sheaths
out, fewer on leading edge.
Cyanetta in area as I left it.
1930.
D-3 13.3 gm. 8+4 Prim. 7mm.
Rectrices starting out. Upper tail coverts almost
out. Most sheaths out except those on leading edge (posterior now is out)
and anterior not on head. Brows of feathers show between neural tracts - these far apart, still degrades skin.
D-1 12.9 gm. 8th Prim. 7mm.
Alot more - upper tail coverts out farther,
rectrices less. New ventral feathers don't
show. Head may be slightly fathe.
7 June
0745 D-1 13.3 gm. 8th Prim. 8.5
Ventral + lateral abdominal feathers, many
flatha a few mid-back feathers out. Rectrices
+ upper tail covert sheaths out, lower almost out.
Wt. after defecation 13.1 gm.
D-3 13.4 gm. 9th Prim. 8+ mm.
Allerted See next page. # 204,