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Doug Bell
1988
Catalog
172424
DAB
Larus occidentalis wymani
235
Location Big Creek Reserve, Monterey Co., Calif.
256
Date April 26, 1988
Skeleton +
Sex ♀ 50wa > 5mm
left Wing
Weight 1000 G
Fat Heavy
Wing length L 40.2 cm
Span 138.5 cm
Pr. length 10 27.0 cm
7 27.8
9 29.0 cm
6 25.1
8 28.5
5 24.3
Tail length 15.0 cm
Tarsus (L) 5.94 Toes: in: 4.04 mid: 6.07 out: 5.77
0.41
Head length 11.62
Bill length 5.30 post. nares: 3.07
Bill width 1.12 gape: 2.68
Bill depth Gonys: 1.85 ant.
nares: 1.81 post.
nares: 1.72
Brood patches 2 downy uppers; middle feathered
wm: 2.5Y 3/10
Bill color 10YR 7/12 Spot 5R 5/12
Legs: 2.5Y 3/2 Light, sandy lower ½
Eyering color 10YR 7/12 + corners
Irides SY 8/3 Pigment 2.5Y 3/2. Light, sandy lower ½
legs 5R 5/4
Remarks Stomach full bread. Shot on beach. 2 tissues
meals taken. Alulae: RW+ LW+