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Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
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Zonotrichia leucophrys.
Jan 26-27, Berkeley, Alameda Co., Calif. Lateral upper tail coverts are in sheath, central ones (p 1 pr only) appear old+ worn - these are only ones not in sheath - others are more sheathed + smaller moving laterally. Central rectrices 2/3 to 3/4 grown, in sheath. Other rectrices old. Primaries, alula, + their greats not in sheath. Secondaries (left) 7,8,9 in sheath, as are their greater coverts. 6+7 are nearly full size, 8 just bursting sheath.
Right wing identical. Crural tract (leg) has some feathers in sheath. ♀, Tos. 2x1mm Vol. 1.0m³
Vol. 63
The last of these birds ♂ Tes. 3+2 mm., Wt. 34.0 gm,
also extremely fat, was essentially done with molt. Only a few crown feathers in sheath. Plumage very fresh all over.
Bird ♂, the 1st year, had very little fat and was yellow - no big solo of white "melt" fat as on others.
All the above birds - present migrants, i.e., pacificensis.
Apr. 2 An adult gambelii, 26.3 gm. Crown black+white except for 1 feather on left black stripe. It is now, but so are some of the black+white ones. All new feathers black+white. Molt from frontal to occipital, most crown; superciliary, auriculars, nalar, loval; anterior cervical + upper back have nearly fully grown feathers; lower back has sheaths only exactly centrally, along spine, these less grown than those on upper back. No evident central tail coverts; others in sheath, biggest centrally. Replacement metes 2,3,4,5. 6 not dropped as yet, but is