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Jack Holland wrote,
"Geoffrey, a very similar pattern to a blackbird that was regularly seen in
our garden pre the fires, but in that case only one or two of the primary
feathers were white."
Maybe I should pull in my wise, wooly little head. See, I'm currently
drafting an Odd Ob for Canberra Bird Notes that features a
male Common Blackbird that had a heavily white-streaked crown, nape and mantle.
Amazingly, Pinto (as we called him) and his missus built a nest in our ... but
no, that would spoil the story. So, you'll just have to wait until / if it's
published.
So, could someone tell me the correct _expression_ for this partial white
plumage. Partial albinism?
Bye
John Layton.
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