Fulica, Part 2, v1315
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Kerluca Americana 555 July 13 July 12 trip to Shocket area could Otherwise we saw no Coos in that area. Returning, about 8 p.m. We went out again in the Holt area, found the 3 Coos seen earlier, but not obtained. Got one of those #84, and returned Home. We worked up and down that area and these four were apparently all there were there. One wing on each of the two was badly frayed and appears to have been broken. Univ. Calif. Campus, Alamed Co. Calif.- Bird 84- a 53 leg and wing saved, wing is plain, legs on this bird were yellow. Shield in Borina yesterday, it was swollen, class 45 Right wing of this bird broken in the radio-ulnar area, greater coverts have been molted on this side but not on the other, with new feather coming in. Sprint is 7-like. Under wing coverts plain. Bursa 18 mm. Pin like shield with feather edge low. Bird 83- legs YG, shield 53, class 7S, lower margin well defined. Female by sprinx and ovary. Ulna in left wing broken near the elbow but healed crookedly. Bursa 20 mm narrow but not quite pin like. Both of these birds were fat and in generally good physical shape except for their broken wings