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more Sydney Blue sparrow photos

To: "'Peter Shute'" <>, <>, <>
Subject: more Sydney Blue sparrow photos
From: "Gregory Little" <>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 23:50:43 +1000
Peter

Yeh, it looks like some rascal has gone over em with a blue felt tip
pen.

GL

Greg Little - Principal Consultant
General Flora and Fauna
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Wallsend, NSW, 2287, Australia
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-----Original Message-----
From: 
 On Behalf Of Peter Shute
Sent: Thursday, 14 May 2009 11:14 PM
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Subject: more Sydney Blue sparrow photos

Can you tell me why the possibility of this bird having fallen into some
blue stuff has been discounted or not considered?

Peter Shute

________________________________________
From: 
 On Behalf Of Andrew Taylor

Sent: Thursday, 14 May 2009 9:20 PM
To: 
Subject: more Sydney Blue sparrow photos

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/05/brown_bird_blue_the_follow
-up.php
Includes a comment  from Richard Prum - very well known for his work on
plumage - who thinks its a very unusual and interesting  mutant.

Andrew
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