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Illion
1950
Fulica americana
192
Feb 2 Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif.
- ulcer is the usual location
in the gizzard. PS - weight after 24
hours w/o food or water - 459 grams.
1 fluke in nasal sinuses, usual
nematode ulcer in gizzard, bursa
22 mm. but pin like. Oviduct large,
a section saved in Bonins. Both
this and the earlier bird were very
fat. A blood smear was made from
6/0 - the blood being from the cut
wing stump. Ovary from PS saved in
Bonins.
O/LB - weight 512 grams.
Bursa, gray, [illegible] 32 mm long.
2 flukes from nasal sinus.
[illegible]
nematode Presence or absence
of nematode ulcer not definitely
determined, but I think one was
present. LG/0 - weight 381 grams,
1 fluke in nasal sinuses, 5 in
membrane about heart, usual
nematode ulcers in gizzard. Bursa
pin like, 22 mm long, white and
slender. ?, ovary not saved. PX-?,
4 flukes in nasal cavities, 1 in the
heart region. Others with nematodes
in gizzard. This bird as all three
done today, was in good shape
with lots of fat on it. As with
all its birds from the courtyard, its
gizzard was smaller than the
bird fresh from Gray Lodge.
Gizzard or [illegible] measured 50x35x22
mm. LB - frontal shield 7SS.