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Re: More on Eurasian versus Ringed
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: Re: More on Eurasian versus Ringed
- From: "Will Cook" <cwcook@duke.edu>
- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 09:18:03 -0400
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I just switched the Ringed Turtle-Dove photo to one without the tag obscuring
part of the tail - see http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/museumbirds.html
You can more clearly see that both the undertail coverts and outer webs of
the retrices (tail feathers) are whitish. As I understand it, Eurasian
Collared-Dove is very similar to wild-type Ringed Turtle-Dove but has darker
gray undertail coverts and blackish outer webs, extending a little past the
black band on the inner webs.
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Charles W. "Will" Cook w 919-660-7423
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Box 90340, Biology Dept., Duke Univ., Durham, NC 27708