Fulica americana 190 Jan 31 Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif. style vinylite tag. Feb 1 same locality - #28 - frontal shield class 8 SS, probably a ? so I want to sex this bird and make a testosterone implant. It is a ♀, a testosterone pellet was placed under the skin to the rear of the incision. Normal ovary with follicles up to about 2 mm in diameter. Legs green slightly on the yellow side, no brown on upper leg. R/Bt weight, 469 grams. no parasites found in this animal, not even the usual nematodes in the gizzard. Bursa large, 32 mm, white flabby. 3 cestodes in intestine. heavy layers of fat under skin. XBL- ♂, heavy layer of fat under skin, no flukes found, no nematodes in gizzard, bursa pin like, but 25 mm long. Syrinx small as typical with males, about 2 mm in diameter, heavy fat throughout body. XBL - ♀, no fat under skin, not in as prime condition as the last two. 7 flukes taken from nasal passages, ulcers with nematodes, 1 fluke from syringed area, syringe 6 mm in diameter, bursa small, pin like, 22 mm long. #29 - ♂, heavy layer of fat under skin, bursa gray flabby 28 mm long, no flukes but normal nematode ulcer. Testis of this and XBL not saved. Syringe 3 mm lateral as longest diameter. Testis small. Leg, wing, cloaca, bill saved.