Fulica, Part 2, v1315
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Fulica americana 563 Apr 29 Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif. left to mid-toe on one foot. May 31 Lake Tamarasol, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. Neat K7.17 with one egg-#1, new material added on top. 3 young in SW brook and SW brood bowing and nibbling. Eggs 1+3 in P16.2 piped #1, 1 piped, +3 newly piped. Whether or not to SE pair have living young I don't know. Jun 2 Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif. T91- no molt, still bill breeding white tips to under wing coverts and belly feathers. T99- no wing molt, under wing coverts and belly feather with white tips. T94- no wing molt, white tips to under wing coverts and belly. Some bleeding on tip of left wing. T87- primaries fully sheathed about 13 mm. long., secondaries about the same length. Greater coverts 11 mm long. medium and lesser coverts all intact. Rectrices molt is gradual. Belly and underwing coverts white tipped. Tags about ready to drop off. T97- four inner-most secondaries gone on right unclipped wing, white tips + to under-wing coverts and belly feathers T96- no wing molt, under-coverts with white tips but not so much so on belly.