Thanks to Murray Gardler for sending me this draft pdf written by Tony Leukering & Bill Pranty. It is a wealth of information on MottledxMallard hybridization. I will leave it in this folder for awhile so that others with interest in the subject may download it. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12009366/Muddled%20Duck%20essay%202014-12-11.pdf -- Monte https://picasaweb.google.com/monte.phillips Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing wrong with this, except that it ain't so. Mark Twain --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner