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Index of Subjects --047d7bd7513255672d04ef79ddd4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 No doubt Cornell would be basically correct about this, but there are sub-adult Glaucous Gulls that most birders would describe as "pure white". Two are shown, in sequence, at this link. The first was at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut & the second in Kings Co. NS. http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Gulls/22412066_KwB9Kg#!i=2617041581&k=7LhRHmp Rick Whitman On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 12:25 PM, chris kennedy <cjkennedy66@gmail.com>wrote: > I found this exact quote on the Cornell Website ( > http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Glaucous_Gull/id) under the 'similar > species' heading at the bottom of the page. > > "Albino gulls can be misidentified as Glaucous Gull<http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Glaucous_Gull/id>. > If a gull is pure, immaculate white, it is probably an albino; young Glaucous > Gulls <http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Glaucous_Gull/id> will have > some light brown markings." > > Just a thought > -- Rick Whitman --047d7bd7513255672d04ef79ddd4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">No doubt Cornell would be basically correct about this, bu= t there are sub-adult Glaucous Gulls that most birders would describe as &q= uot;pure white". Two are shown, in sequence, at this link. The first w= as at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut & the second in Kings Co. NS.<div> <br></div><div><a href=3D"http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Gulls/22412= 066_KwB9Kg#!i=3D2617041581&k=3D7LhRHmp">http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/= Nature/Gulls/22412066_KwB9Kg#!i=3D2617041581&k=3D7LhRHmp</a><br></div><= div><br> </div><div>Rick Whitman</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div = class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 12:25 PM, chris kennedy <span = dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:cjkennedy66@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">= cjkennedy66@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I found this exact quo= te on the Cornell Website (<a href=3D"http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Gl= aucous_Gull/id" target=3D"_blank">http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Glauco= us_Gull/id</a>) under the 'similar species' heading at the bottom o= f the page.<br> <br>"Albino gulls can be misidentified as <a href=3D"http://www.allabo= utbirds.org/guide/Glaucous_Gull/id" target=3D"_blank">Glaucous Gull</a>. If= a gull is pure, immaculate white, it is probably an albino; young <a href= =3D"http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Glaucous_Gull/id" target=3D"_blank">= Glaucous Gulls</a> will have some light brown markings."<br> <br></div>Just a thought<br></div> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Rick Whitman= <br> </div> --047d7bd7513255672d04ef79ddd4--
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