[ValleyNature] The Canning Eurasian Teal

[James W. Wolford]

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> From: Eric Mills <e.mills at dal.ca>
> Date: March 28, 2009 6:44:46 PM ADT
> To: ns-rba at yahoogroups.com
> Cc: naturens at chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: [NatureNS] The Canning Eurasian Teal
> Reply-To: naturens at chebucto.ns.ca
>
> The Eurasian Teal I reported before from Canning Abouteau, in a  
> rather abbreviated message from the area, seems to
> have some American Green-winged Teal genes - namely a faint  
> vertical crescent like American Green-wing as well as
> the longitudinal white scapular stripe typical of Eurasian Teal.  
> This was evident in the field, as Richard Stern and I noted
> at the time, and shows nicely in Richard's excellent digiscope  
> shot. It's interesting that the American Green-winged Teal
> with it were paired, but the apparent hybrid Eurasian  was alone -  
> showing the perils of moral turpitude, even in ducks.
>
> Eric
> Eric L. Mills
> 286 Kingsburg Road
> RR#1, Rose Bay, Nova Scotia B0J 2X0, CANADA
> E.Mills at Dal.Ca
>
>

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