Fulica, Part 2, v1315
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Fulica americana 532 June 28 Univ. Calif. famous Alameda Cs. Pakif. PL6 - shield photographed BW, shield 8 x 13 mm, shape of class 11, SS. Legs YG, no molt, partly temped. Bursa about 22 mm - tags not on as securely as could be wished for. T96 - Shield photographed in BW, shield 7x9 mm, shape of class 8, F. legs YG, no tags, no molt, Bursa-15 mm. a very mild tempered bird, T99-shield photo BW, size class 10 SS, legs GY, moderate temper, no molt, bursa 16 mm, notag. VG- weight 444 gms, shield photo. BW condition 4 F, Bursa ? mm taken before removal, legs Y. (Bursa couldn't be probed) Shield and testes in Bovins. Testes about 10 mm long, hence not greatly enlarged. Bursa very short, little more than the pocket present, probed is 10 mm. X-YR- shield photo BW, class 4 S weight 371 grams, Bursa in place 28 mm, legs YG, no sign of eutrogen pellet under skin, frontal shield and tongue in Bovins. Clary with several small but well defined follicles, one possible corpora lutea. Follicles larger than in any other bird live handled in Boim Bursa on this bird 30 mm long, white and flabby, nearly as large as any live worked with. Filed it in Bovins.