Field notes: Catalogue, journal, and species accounts, v507
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Banks 1960 Zonotrichia atricapilla. Apr. 1 6 Ivy Drive Orinda Contra Costa C. Calif. - Bird caught by Ron Church. Kept cold until Apr. 4, when I examined it. Crown pattern 1A (News Bird-Banders 33 (3) :25, 1958) A few pin feathers on coronal tract, in yellow region. Many now on posterior coronal and occipital regions, less well developed (shorter). This continues on dorsal cervical region and over anterior ½ of back. Fewer on lower lachot nump. All back feathers farther out than crown occiput feathers. No uppertail coverts or rect. in sheath, but lack pair maybe new. Entire ventral surface except under tail coverts has many sheaths or pin feathers. 2/3 of primaries are in sheath. Left sec. 1 & 2 in sheath, & just broke its sheath, & about 2/3 grown. Many humeral feathers in sheath. Right sec. [illegible] in sheath, 7&8 both ½ grown & just past [illegible] of sheath. Humerus can left. Many sheath feathers on both surfaces of wings. Coronal tract also with sheaths. Primaries OK.-new? Apr. 4 Another bird this date. P.C. Molt very extensive on all crown feather tract - lower back only is relatively free of feathers with sheaths. Secondaries 7&8 have sheaths, coverts as well, both upper/under. Tertials have no sheaths. Central rectrices 2/3-3/4 grown, then upper coverts up/sheaths, many lower tail coverts + anal violet feathers coming in. Wt. 38.1 gm. Crown pattern 2, but with silver on rear of crown as in 5 A-C.-some brown between yellow+silver. ♂, L.tes. 2 x 1½ mm.