D.A. Bell Catalog 1987 172258 DAB Larus occidentalis 175 Location: Elk River Mouth, 1 mi. N. Paradise Point (nr Skeleton & Left Port Orford) 3 mi. S. Cape Blanco, Curry Co., Oregon Wing Date: 15 June 1987 Sex: 1,010 gms. T 26 ora 2 0.25mm ø, 26ora 2 0.14mm ø. Large! WT: ↓ (970 gms - stomach contents) Fat: Heavy. Winglength 40 cm (right) Chord: 131.5cm Primary length: 10: 28.1 w 7: 26.2 9: 28.3 w 6: 24.4 8: 27.6 5: 22.7 Tail: 14.9 cm 8 out of 12 shafts/venes represented. Venæ slight. Tarsus: 6.05 cm (left) Toes: out: 5.62 mid: 5.68 cm in: 4.34 cm Hal: 0.65cm Head length: 12.17 cm Bill length: 5.47 cm at post. larks: 3.42 cm Bill width: 1.31 at Gape: 3.08 cm Bill depth: Gonys: 2.03 cm Ant tars: 1.91 cm Post. tars: 1.84 cm Brood patches: 3 good. Bill Color: 10 YR 7/14 Gray 5 R 5/14 Eyering Colors: 10Y R 7/2 Gray color in rear and along 3 spots of lower ring. Irides: 5 Y 7/4 Very little diffuse pigment patches in lower ½ Legs: 5 R 6/3 Remarks: Stomach full of 2 large squid + mussels. 1 frozen & 1 whole meal. Right Primaries 10-4, 3 out, 1+2 molt (73 ½% down respectively)