whimsical question

[Brian Fleming <>]

Timothy Hyde wrote:
> 
> While spending a relaxing day at the
> Rylstone Show on saturday
> a question arose.
> 
> Asymmetrical patterning in birds.
> 
> Are there any examples?
> 
> We see it in Dogs, (Dalmations)
> Horses (Pintos)
> Cattle (the big spotty ones)
> Fish  ?
> 
> but do birds do it?
> 
> no prizes offered
> 
> (There are some physical asymetricals of course
> Crossbills etc, and some birds in a changeover moult
> could display a random pattern, Satin Bower Bird, Ptarmigans)
> 
> Timothy Hyde
> Blue Mountains / Capertee valley
What could be more asymmetric than a Wrybill?
As to colour, how about an immature Crimson Rosella in change-over?
Anthea Fleming
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