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Index of Subjects --0015175cffe8c5b75f04b60ce298 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi, I must say I thought it a bit odd that more than 1 Eur. wigeon today had this feature, so Jim might be right, but none of the good field guides seem to show it. Ian has also just sent me some further info., but no real conclusions were reached in that discussion. Richard On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 7:24 PM, Jim Edsall <jim.edsall@bellaliant.net>wrote: > ** > A note about Richard's comment regarding the green around the eye of the > Eurasian Wigeon and the possibility of hybridization. I believe all adult > male Eurasians have green to some degree around the eye. It appears more > strongly if the light is right as it is an iridescent color that appears > merely dark in dull conditions. Todays sun obviously brought out the best > in these birds. > > Jim Edsall > Dartmouth, N.S. > check out my personal website at > http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/jim.edsall/ > -- ################# Richard Stern, Port Williams, NS, Canada sternrichard@gmail.com ################### --0015175cffe8c5b75f04b60ce298 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi,<br><br>I must say I thought it a bit odd that more than 1 Eur. wigeon t= oday had this feature, so Jim might be right, but none of the good field gu= ides seem to show it. Ian has also just sent me some further info., but no = real conclusions were reached in that discussion.<br> <br>Richard<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 7:24 P= M, Jim Edsall <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jim.edsall@bellaliant= .net">jim.edsall@bellaliant.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class= =3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd= ing-left:1ex"> <u></u> <div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"> <div>A note about Richard's comment=A0regarding the green around the ey= e of=20 the Eurasian Wigeon and the possibility of hybridization. I believe all adu= lt=20 male Eurasians have green to some degree around the eye. It appears more=20 strongly if the light is right as it is an iridescent color=A0that appears= =20 merely dark in dull conditions. Todays sun obviously brought out the best i= n=20 these birds.</div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"> <div><br>Jim Edsall <br>Dartmouth, N.S.<br>check out my personal website at= =20 <br><a href=3D"http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/jim.edsall/" target=3D"_blank">h= ttp://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/jim.edsall/</a></div></font></span></div> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>#################<br>Ri= chard Stern, <br>Port Williams, NS, Canada<br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichar= d@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">sternrichard@gmail.com</a><br>##############= #####<br> --0015175cffe8c5b75f04b60ce298--
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