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        photo 6699: Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 3cy,
      October 01 2001, Le Portel,
      France (50.42N,1.34E).
       
      P9 is fully grown and all old primaries
      have been shed. Note the immature patterns in the greater coverts, the
      outer lesser coverts (the carpal edge), the lower tertials, the
      tail-feathers and in the bill.  
      The complete moult in the upper-parts and head feathers have been
      finished, leaving birds with typical streaked heads on crown, nape and
      ear-coverts.  
      The white tips on the primaries are small, just thin white crescents on
      the outermost primaries. 
        
        
        
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