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
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From: WEalding@xxxxxxx
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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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