Field notes, v639
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Catalog Douglas A. Bell Bodega Marine Lab Reserve, Bodega Bay, Sonoma Co, Calif. 29 January 1990 complete skeleton 699 Larus delawarensis ? ovary grape-like. Wt. 455 gms Bill creme, legs creme, bill w/ subterminal black band. Eye ring chocolate-red; Iris dull straw yellow. Good fat. Stomach empty except for otoliths - 2~4 mm. (2 large, 4 small). complete skeleton 700 Larus delawarensis ? ovary grape-like Wt. 465 gms Legs + bill yellow-green; Grape + eye-ring orange red, latter is darker; subterminal black band on bill. Iris straw yellow (dull) Stomach 1/2 full of bread + shell bits - from starfish ?! Fat Good. complete skeleton 701 Larus delawarensis 3 L&R Testis ca. 5 x 2 mm. Wt. 515 Legs + bill yellow-green, bill w/ subterminal dark band; Grape + eye-ring orange-red; iris bright straw yellow. Stomach contained bread, small rock + feather matter - bird smelled like garbage.