Field catalogue #1-236, journal, and species accounts, v1705
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rockets, Jole A. 1989 Catalogue Kern Wildlife Management Area, 12 miles W. of Brist, Kern Co., Texas. Elevation 2050 ft. August 22 SKEl. only - no tissue. LT 1mm FAT 1. 36 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.4 gm RT 1mm Crop with few commercial sunflower seeds. After part colors not recovered: This animal found regurgitated, dried and long dead in cage, presumably eaten by snake seen regurgitating the following specimen. Peta put up August 26. Brood poles 24x17 cm 37 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.0 gm L.O. 3 x 4.5 mm FAT 2 Crop with several commercial sunflower seeds. This dark sepia brown. Bill: mandible dark grey, greenish prox & blackish tip. Mandible yellow grey tip dusky. Tarsus dark greyish brown, toes sl. less greyish. Claws medium grey. Mouth lining yellowish. Throat flesh pink. This bird was regurgitated by a 4 1/2 ft long Fox Whipsnake Masticophis bilineatus in order that the snake could escape the bird cage, at Willow Ranch, Mojave Co., Arizona Suckauger Wash, 1/4 mi N. Interstate Highway 40 Willow Ranch, 35 miles W. Selenon, Mojave Co. Arizona. Elevation 4900 ft. August 26 B.P. refactoring 38 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 10.4 gm L.O. 4 x 3 mm FAT 1-2 Crop full of 1-1.5mm white seeds. Sepa pole colors: iris dark sepia brown, Dee- mandible dark grey greenish at base blackish at tip. mandible, yellow gray proximally, dusky tip. Tarsus yellowish. Tarsus med- dark greyish brown, toes sl. darker. Claws med. grey. Mouth lining yellowish. Throat flesh pink. Blackrock Bosque, 1/2 mile E Blackrock burni Indian Reservation, McKinley Co., New Mexico. Elevation 6735 ft. August 25 LT 40x3.5 mm *39 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.3 gm RT 3.5x3.5 FAT 1 Crop empty iris dark brown (no sepia tone); Bill: mandible dark grey, Linn prox., blackish at tip. Mandible yellow-grey, tip dusky. Tarsus & toes dark brown. Claws grey. Throat pale yellowish. Throat white pink.