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Dong Bell
Catalog
172464
DAB
Larus occidentalis wermani
275
east
location Gnocapa Island, Ventura Co., Calif.
date 3 May 1988 Enlarged oviduct
Skel.+ sex F lwa 9mm; 3>7mm; 5>2mm
Left Wing weight 840g fat Heavy
wing length 39.7cm (R) span 137 cm
pr length 10 27.9 cm 7 25.3
9 28.4 6 23.5 w
8 27.3 5 22.1
tail length 14.3 cm
tarsus 5.61 toes in 4.27 mid 5.78 out 5.48 0.40
head length 11.36
bill length 5.26 post nares 3.30
bill width 1.12 gape 2.88
bill depth gonys 1.91 ant nares 1.81 post nares 1.64 cm
brood patches 3
bill color 2.5Y 7/12 spot Scarlet
eyering color 10 YR 7/12
irides 5Y 8/4 Pigment 5Y 4/3 Diffuse, blotchy blotchy lower 1/2.
legs SR P 6/2
remarks trapped off 3-egg nest stomach empty
Alular: Left: (4) Right: (4). 2 tissue nails frozen
4 hrs after death & 1.5 hrs after removal.
Eggs: 275-A: 6.56 x 4.88cm 80 gms 276-B: 6.63x4.7 (cm
77.0gm); 275-C: 6.71cm x 4.49cm 74.0 gms
Eggs: MVZ 136/11