Dear Lawrie,
I was thinking more of the markings on the throat, the emerald (if I
remember my colours right) and purple markings of the Blue Rock pigeon.
Kiran
On Sat, 10 Nov 2001, Lawrie Conole wrote:
> > The Crested Pigeons that I have seen around the city sometimes have the
> > markings of the feral Blue Rock pigeon. Could this be because of
> > interbreeding? Has this been observed/studied before?
>
> Hi Kiran
>
> The Crested Pigeon is allied to the bronzewings, so the colour on the wings
> is probably irridescence - looks different in different lights - but is
> normal.
>
> L.
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University of Sydney
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