My own photos all show a blue or at least aqua face on the (adult)
males, as does the Aust Museum Photo Field Guide. The face colour is
clearly different from that of the rest of the head. But Morcombe
shows no diff at all, a yellowy-green face which I'd say is plain
incorrect unless there is a regional variation. To my eyes P&K and
S&D both hint at it but don't show it as strong as it appears in real
life in most light. Maybe yours were more blue than I'm talking about?
http://flickr.com/photos/ozjulian/2099875427/
http://flickr.com/photos/ozjulian/243021447/
http://flickr.com/photos/ozjulian/470972644/
Julian
At 08:10 PM 9/12/2007, John Leonard wrote:
I was watching some juvenile Red-rumped Parrots on the north shore of
Lake Ginnindera this evening. Some appeared to have pale blue washes
on the face. Presumably these are the immature males, I can't find
this illustrated in any of the field guides and it reminds me of
Turquoise Parrots.
--
John Leonard
Canberra
Australia
www.jleonard.net
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