Field notes, v636
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Douglas A. Bell Catalog 1987 172327 DAB Larus occidentalis McClures 150 Location: 1/2 mi. N. McHenry's Beach, Tomales Point, Point Reyes Skeleton T Date: June 5, 1987 Nat'l Seashore, Marin Co., Calif. RT. WING. Sex: ♀ Ovary small; 3 ova ~ 1.5 mm, few others. Wt: 9/10 gms Fat: Good Winglength: 39.2 cm (right) Chord: 131 cm Primary Length: 10: 27.3 cm 7: 25.3 cm 9: 28. cm 6: 24.2 cm 8: 26.7 cm 5: 21.9 cm Tail, 14.3 cm No pigment in shafts: Tarsus: 5.91 cm (right) Toe: In: 4.17 cm Out: 5.13 cm Mid: 5.27 cm Hallux: 0.41 cm Headlength: 11.53 cm Bill length: 5.21 cm Post Nares: 3.34 cm Bill width: 1.32 cm Bill depth: Gony: 1.91 cm Ant. Nares: 1.87 cm Post. Nares: 1.80 cm Brood patches: 3 nearly re-feathered (dime sized skin areas). Bill Color: 10 YR 7/10. Eye-ring Color: 10 YR 7/10. Axiles: 5 Y 8/6. Very little pigment. Legs: 10 R 8/4. Remarks: Feather primaries 3-2-1 in molt; 1/4 down (2,1); 3 not out. 2 frozen nails; 1 blood. Stomach contains 1 full squid. Shot on beach.