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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