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Doug Bell
1988
Catalog
172419
DAB
Larus occidentalis wymani
232
Location Monterey Bay, Monterey Co., Calif. 1 mile offshore of Hopkins Marine Station,
252
Date April 13, 1988
Skeleton
Sex ♂ LT: 1.81x0.97x0.94 RT: 1.26x0.77x0.76 cm
Wing
Weight 1,100 G Fat Slight.
Rt.
Wing length L 41.9 cm Span 142.0 cm
Pr. length 10 29.6cm 7 28.4 w
9 30.1 w 6 26.2 w
8 29.8 w 5 23.6
Tail length 15.8 cm
Tarsus (L) 6.37 cm Toes in: 5.09 mid: 6.35 out: 6.05 0.55
Head length 12.59 cm
Bill length 5.75 post. nares 3.43
Bill width 1.27 gape 3.15
Bill depth gonys 2.10 ant. 2.05 post.
nares nares 1.86
Brood patches Middle downy; uppers feathered.
Bill color 10YR 3/12 Spot 10 R 5/16
Eyerling color 10 YR 7/14
Irides 5 Y 8/6 ; Pigment 10 YR 3/2. Third outer
upper; thin diffuse lower
circle
Legs 5R 7/3
Remarks Shot off boat, frozen whole. Alular claws:
Rt. Wing +; Left Wing +. Some brown tint in
wing coverts. Small amount of greed in stomach.
2 large frozen tissue trials taken.