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(NOT) Melanistic Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo

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Subject: (NOT) Melanistic Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo
From: Mike Jarman <>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 15:31:08 +1100
Philip Veerman pointed out to me that the term melanistic is not correct for 
this bird as melanistic means an excess of black pigment.  Maybe the term is 
leucistic, I dont really know.   But whatever the terminology is, it sounds 
like a spectacular bird.


Greg, 
I have seen a pair of osprey hanging around Lake Conjola (NSW south coast) for 
the last few months.  What time of year do they normally breed?   Lake Conjola 
has many large trees around the shores and in the tributaries that could 
possibly host a breeding pair.  


cheers

mike



---- Greg <> wrote: 
> Hi Mike,
> 
> A few years ago there was an adult female Glossy Black-Cockatoo feeding 
> young in a large hollow in a Scribbly Gum south of Grafton, North Coast NSW. 
> She was completely yellow apart from some greyinh edging to the feathers and 
> an orange tail panel.  Quite a sight!
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> Greg Clancy



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