Re: [nysbirds-l] Spizella sparrows

2015-12-24 Thread Phil Jeffrey
For the issue of the covert patterning figure 19E and the legend for that figure suggests an explanation. As for tail length the pictures of the Queens bird that I saw did not show a fully grown shape and it seems very likely that it is still growing, making conjecture about relative or

RE: [nysbirds-l] Spizella sparrows

2015-12-24 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Thanks, Peter, for sharing this. Although the original hard copy of the article is right here on my shelf, I remembered it only dimly until you posted the link. Among the many characters discussed by the authors are two that I'd like to follow up on now, while everything is fresh in our minds.

RE: [nysbirds-l] Spizella sparrows

2015-12-24 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Thanks, Peter, for sharing this. Although the original hard copy of the article is right here on my shelf, I remembered it only dimly until you posted the link. Among the many characters discussed by the authors are two that I'd like to follow up on now, while everything is fresh in our minds.

Re: [nysbirds-l] Spizella sparrows

2015-12-24 Thread Phil Jeffrey
For the issue of the covert patterning figure 19E and the legend for that figure suggests an explanation. As for tail length the pictures of the Queens bird that I saw did not show a fully grown shape and it seems very likely that it is still growing, making conjecture about relative or