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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.