Museum specimen colour deterioration

["Peter Shute (NUW)" <>]

On Tuesday, December 12, 2006 2:16 PM Geoffrey Dabb wrote:

> Leading exponent for the purple faction is the Simpson & Day guide,
> which 
> not only declares for the purple but shows an unlikely violet in its
> illustration.  ('Purple' is usually a synonym for 'violet' or a more
> plummy 
> colour on the red side of violet.)
Yes, that's my book.  I'll check some others.

> Anyway, don't take my word for it.  You can probably see this common
> bird 
> right now, just down the street.
That I must do.

Peter Shute
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