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W.J. Francis
1963
California Quail
Oct.24. Strawberry Canyon, Alameda County.
0910 Following birds trapped inside the
Behavior Lab. pen: Adult & Black,
recapture; Imm. ♂ 56626 recapture,
#5 primary nearly full length bent
sheathed for half its length; #6
primary just erupting from sheath
half the full length.
Oct.28. Strawberry Canyon, Alameda County.
0815 - Five quail in the trap in the
Behavior Lab. pen, as follows:
1) Ad. ♂, Green. 172 qms. Molt complete.
2) Imm. ♀, Pink. 140 qms. #8 primary
still sheathed, nearly full length.
3) Imm. ♂ #56628. 160 qms. Molt same
as Pink ♀. Gave distress call in hand.
4) Imm. ♀, 159 qms, first capture. Banded
#56629 and Orange on same leg,
5) Imm. ♂, Lt. Green, 162 qms. Molt
same as Pink ♀, ♂ #56628.
Oct.30. Hastings Reservation, Monterey County.
0850. Small covey of 9 quail feeding
near the Bell house, me ♀ inside the
trap. At 0855, with a ♂ just outside,
The ♀ in the trap walked out of the
entrance tunnel, apparently following
the grain trail just as in entering.