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["Clapp, Roger" <CLAPPR@xxxxxx>]

Ms. Ealding is correct.  Leucism refers to a dilution of plumage,
albinism to purely white feathers, a bird with some white feathers is a
partial albino

 

(According to technical references anyway)

 

Regards

Roger B. Clapp

Museum Specialist

 

(and it is a good deal less common than partial albinism).

 

 

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From: va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Al
Warfield
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 8:33 AM
To: WEalding@xxxxxxx; va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx;
va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Leucistic Downy

 

Wendy,

 

I thought leusistic mean't that some feathers that were normally
pigmented are white. Maybe what you have is really a color variation.
Maybe Bob Reilly will pick this up and have more info on that.

 

Al Warfield

----- Original Message ----- 

From: WEalding@xxxxxxx 

To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 5:41 PM

Subject: [va-richmond-general] Leucistic Downy

 

At my feeder today, a Downy that was light brown where it would normally
be black.

 

Wendy Ealding

Powhatan County





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