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D. A. Bell
1987
Catalog
DAB
Larus occidentalis
174
Location: Elk River Mouth, 1 mi. N. Paradise Point (nr Port Orford), 3 mi. S. Cape Blanco, Curry Co., Oregon (McKenzie Ranch)
Skeleton +
Rt. Wing
Date: 14 June 1987
sex: ⚠ L: 0.70 x 0.64 x 0.41 R not found
Wt: 1,150 grm Fat: Good
Winglength: 42.5 cm (left). Chord: 144.5 cm
Primary length:
10: 29.9 7: 28.4
9: 30.2 w 6: 26.8 w
8: 29.7 5: 24.8
Tail: 16 cm 8 out of 12 shafts pigment.
Tarsus: 6.58 (Rt) Toes out: 6.15 wid: 6.32
in: 4.85 Hall: 0.64
Head length: 12.39 cm
Bill length: 5.39 at post. nares: 3.39
Bill width: 1.35 at Gape: 3.40
Bill depth: Gonyx: 2.24 cm Ant. nares: 2.22 Post. nares: 2.07
Brood patches: 3
Bill color: 10 YR 7/12 10 R 5/14
Eyering color: 10 Y R 7/12 Gonyx color front + rear. Uneven, diffuse pigment lower 2/3.
Trices: 5 Y 8/3
Legs: 5 R 7/3 3 small holes (2 in, 1 out) in Rt. foot webbing.
Remarks: few worms around testes. Stomach full mussels. 1 frozen meal.