There are spotty birds, like wonga pigeons - I doubt their spots would be
symmetrically arranged ...
LK
Timothy Hyde wrote:
>
> While spending a relaxing day at the
> Rylstone Show on saturday
> a question arose.
>
> Asymmetrical patterning in birds.
>
> Are there any examples?
>
> We see it in Dogs, (Dalmations)
> Horses (Pintos)
> Cattle (the big spotty ones)
> Fish ?
>
> but do birds do it?
>
> no prizes offered
>
> (There are some physical asymetricals of course
> Crossbills etc, and some birds in a changeover moult
> could display a random pattern, Satin Bower Bird, Ptarmigans)
>
> Timothy Hyde
> Blue Mountains / Capertee valley
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