Subject: Re: Washington Booby
Date: Aug 18 07:15:01 1995
From: Michael Donahue - mdonahue at u.washington.edu


Jim, the specimen is at the Burke Museum, in the (avian) research
collection. I've seen it.

On Thu, 17 Aug 1995, Jim Johnson wrote:

> Whoops! Just answered my own question. According to my trusty, dusty
> "Rare Birds of the West Coast" by Don Roberson, the Everett Blue-footed
> Booby was taken 23 Sep 1935. I guess I should read my books more often,
> but of course, I only bought them to impress the babes.
>
> Does anyone know if this specimen is still in existense?
>
>
> Jim Johnson
> Vancouver, WA
> jimjohn at teleport.com
> H 360-576-6984
> W 503-285-6800, ex. 4359
> or
> 360-699-2391, ex. 4359
>
>