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Valeria Tananska

Hi,

A person who can certainly answer this question is Herbert Grimm at Die Ornithologische Sammlung des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt. They seem to have the skeleton of the bird (Dominikanermöwe Larus dominicanus):

Article Die Ornithologische Sammlung des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt

I hope this helps :)

Other two possible sources:

*Sarah C. Gutzwiller

https://etd.ohiolink.edu/!etd.send_file?accession=ouhonors1275601248&disposition=inline

* Frédéric Jiguet

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frederic_Jiguet/publications

Taxonomy of the Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein Revisited with Sex-Separated Analyses of Biometrics and Wing Tip Patterns