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  • Calcarius lapponicus alascensis [all underlined] LALO Alaskan Longspur [all underlined] #536A Lulu Island B.C. [British Columbia] [all underlined] March 29 1924 About 8 or 10 Seen feeding in amongst grass + weeds along slough near Road 8 Lulu Is [Island]. April [word crossed out] March 29th, 1924. Alan + I first saw two flying high in the air. I called them + they turned + came down close to me in the weeds. I collected five birds with the auxiliary tarsal 4 [male symbol] + 1 [female symbol] all were moulting. Lulu Is. [Island] B.C. [British Columbia] Dec [December] 1937. In company with Bob Luscher, saw several Longspurs in same field as above. Collected 2. [male symbol] + [female symbol]. Luscher collected a third. All were in winter plumage. Lulu Is [Island] B.C. [British Columbia] April 17. 1940. Dull. In company with Bob Luscher on right hand field (stubble) ahead of Blundell Rd. saw two longspurs running on ground. Collected one (#2595) which proved to be a [male symbol] in almost full breeding plumage altho [although] testes only measured 2mm [millimeters]. This bird was very fat. Stomach preserved for check on food.
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