Re: [cobirds] White hummer: albinism vs. leucism

2011-09-28 Thread SeEtta Moss
(apologies-while moving back and forth for references and url's, this was accidentally sent unfinished) With all due respect to Tony, there is not from what I have found general agreement about restricting the use of the term 'albino' to only birds displaying a total lack of melanin pigmentation a

Re: [cobirds] White hummer: albinism vs. leucism

2011-09-28 Thread SeEtta Moss
With all due respect to Tony, there is not from what I have found general agreement about restricting the use of the term 'albino' to only birds displaying a total lack of melanin pigmentation as I noted in my original post. As referenced in the Cape May blog entry for which Tony provides the link

[cobirds] White hummer: albinism vs. leucism

2011-09-26 Thread coloradodipper
Hi all: A primer on abnormally pale plumages can be found at http://cmboviewfromthecape.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-12-12T13%3A32%3A00-05%3A00 (scroll down to the 5 Dec 2010 post). Enjoy, Tony Leukering Villas, NJ -- You received this message because you are subscribed