In the unlikely event that
anyone is further interested in the matter of teal plumages (brownish) I’ll
forward on request a copy of my note to Ian and Philip (about half an mb)
g
From: Geoffrey Dabb [
Sent: Wednesday, 9 May 2007 10:13 AM
To:
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Teal
Excellent! I shall write
further on this matter in due course.
From: Philip Veerman
[
Sent: Tuesday, 8 May 2007 4:34 PM
To: Geoffrey Dabb;
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Teal
I
would think that in this case, "the company ‘it’ keeps",
is a furphy and it is a Grey Teal with a young or eclipse male Chestnut Teal.
Were they doing anything to imply that they are part of a regular intermingling
gene pool or were they just being near together?
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Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, May 08,
2007 1:56 PM
Subject: [canberrabirds] Teal
A pair of Chestnut Teal enjoying quiet conditions at FSP
yesterday. I confess I cannot confidently separate the females from
Grey Teal and infer the species from the company ‘it’ keeps as the
suggested differences seem little use in practice. Inset is the
head of a nearby (assumed) Grey Teal. I wonder what the counters do?
