Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 21:06:09 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Phil Davis Subject: Re: Jizz? In-Reply-To: <004f01c283a4$58ab9430$2b3177c6@JUNE> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed June - Good question. Here are some quotes from a British field guide called "Birds by Character: The Fieldguide to Jizz Identification" ... "The overriding purpose [of this field guide] was to convey more fully than ever before the general character -- or jizz -- of ...birds. Jizz is instantly appreciated, but its meaning is understood only through experience." Many of the illustrations in this book are pencil sketches ... rather than show every feather detail or field mark, they intend to convey the maximum possible amount of character, form and movement. "The captions describe the main features of the jizz of each species, giving: a general size comparison with others on the same page; a general observation; bill, head,wing, and tail shapes; behavior or characteristic actions; flight actions and social behavior." Hopefully, this will help to answer your question. Phil At 20:48 11/03/2002 -0500, you wrote: >I just finished reading all the emails about the Carroll County >Lincoln's Sparrow. Will somebody please enlighten me -- what is a Jizz? > > >June Tveekrem >Columbia, Howard County, MD >tweekiebird@toadmail.com > >======================================================================= >To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com >with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey >======================================================================= ================================== Phil Davis Davidsonville, Maryland USA mailto:PDavis@ix.netcom.com ================================== ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================