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Transcription
W. J. Francis
1964.
California Quail
Jan. 23, McMillan Ranch, San Luis
Olispo County 1700. Took the
following birds in the trap set
in back of the ranch house;
landed them as listed :
Adult ♂ Imm ♂ Adult ♀ Imm ♀
18305- 18304 18310 18302
18314 18306 18316 18303
18315 18307 18324 18308
18318 18309 18326 18321
18320 18311 18335 18323
18328 18312 18325
18330 18313 18333
18331 18317 18338
18332 18319 18342
18334 18322
18337 18327
18339 18329
18340 18336
18341
Total: 13 14 5 9
On the first bird (18302) taken, I
noted two hippotrocid flies, one
fly as I handled her, the
other burrowed into feathers, then
fly as I searched for it.
Sample above may not be re-
representative since 400 birds
or more were clustered around