Image from the Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
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Behle
1933
June 2.
a minute or two. It was unquestionably a D Flocker. The white rump patch showed conspicuously in flight as did the reddish under surface of the wings. The breast seemed heavily blotched with black against a grey background and the black throat or heart patch showed up strikingly.
The bird was shortly joined by its mate, a larger bird that sailed in from the N.E. They stood side-by-side and appeared to rub bodies and heads together then the first bird flew off down the hillside out of view followed by the second bird. Once from a distance shortly after a call was heard. Half an hour lapsed and they didn't return to the hole. The altitude here is about 4850 ft.
107 ♀ Western Bluebird 25.8g Testes
Taken from yellow pine 5000 ft.
108 ♀ Western Tanager 19.6g Testes
Shot from Incense Cedar 5000 ft.
109 ♂ Peromyscus maniculatus & subeclus
155-68-20-16 16.0g Taken under
log in damp hole made by bark.
4600 ft. no embryos.