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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.