Abstract
Measurements of wing, culmen-shield, and metatarsus-midtoe were taken on 299 American coots (Fulica americana) which died during severe spring weather in Iowa. Sexes could not be consis- tently determined by differences in length of culmen-shield, metatarsus-midtoe, or wing. Determination of age by bursal depth proved unsatisfactory, but width and conformation of the bursa were reliable. American coots found dead after a period of severe weather were examined in an at-
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