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W. GULLION
1950
Fulica americana 423
May 17 Univ.Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif.
- silver pin still securely fastened.
YG, legs YG, no wing molt, shield S,
but may be in regression, pin not
to securely in, gray flecks still on head,
brown heel. 496 - legs a faded YG,
shield almost F, probably as flat as it
can get. No molt in wings, seems to be
rapid healing of area where pin was.
197- on left leg bands W, shield at
most SS, legs, at least left, beginning
to show signs of molting, right still
blue-green. This bird still looks
immature in all its characters. 0/8-
mid-toe nail and first joint on right?
foot missing, red of shield still absent
but with healing indicated, it is
swollen however. Heel brown.
Y-X/R
legs yellow-green, heel brown, shield
PS, no sign of shrinking, photographed
in BW. 2 estrogen pellets located
under the skin, healing completed
without complication. No wing
molt. Shield on W-R is swollen
with a band of new growth of red
laterally & posteriorly. This red scrapes
off rather readily. Shield now S
shape of class 10 but 10 x 10 mm in
size. Photographed in frontal &
profile, in B&W. Legs YG, little
brown on heel.
-Lake Tamesal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.-
3:25 p.m. SE J on nest 76.5, SE ? at
K6 in willows 3:30 p.m. H? just
out from c-t at K8. As I waded in-