Douglas O. Bell Catalog 1987 172259 DAB Larus occidentalis 176 Location: Elk River Mouth, 1 mi. N. Paradise Point (nr. Skeleton + Port Orford), 3mi. S. Cape Blanco, Curry Co., Oregon (McKenzie Rt. Wing Ranch) Date: 15 June 1987 light tan color sex: σ L: 1.06 X 0.71 X 0.77 R > 1.17 X 0.87 X 0.67 (darker grey) WT: 1,210 gms Fat: Good Winglength: 42 cm (Right) Chord: 145 cm Primary lengths: 10: 28.4 w 9: 28.5 w 8: 26.6 7: 25.6 6: 25.1 5: 22.7 w Tail: Only 2 outer tail feathers unbroken - all others broken -> ratty! all rectrices have either pigmented shafts and/or narrow. Tarsus: 6.53 cm (Right) Toes: out: 5.87 in: 4.61 med: 6.13 Hal: 0.62cm Headlength: 13.65 cm Bill length: 6.05 cm at post. wats: 3.91 cm Bill width: 1.38 cm at Gape: 3.41 cm Bill depth: Gonyx : 2.27 cm Ant. Wats: 2.15 cm Post. Wats: 2.05 cm Brood patches: 3 slight refathering; middle one thumb-sized. Bill Color: 10 YR 7/12 gony 10 R 5/4 Eye ring color: 10 YR 7/10 Irides: 5Y 7/3, pigment 5 YR 7/1 & Heavy grayish pigment in lower 1/3, but also diffuse. Diffuse in upper 1/3 circle drawing of eye Legs: 5R 7/3 Remarks: Bigged 1/3 full of meaty material; also 1 shell piece me small light like ceramic. 1 frozen 1 dried nail. left wing p° 10-4, 3 out, 1+2 in molt but saved. Also ratty!