Makes sense to me. Suspect that is not uncommon in closely related species. Tom Loomis ---------- > From: Fran Saunders <saunderf@ARI.Net> > To: mdosprey@ARI.Net > Subject: Gulls, gulls and more gulls > Date: Friday, February 13, 1998 2:49 PM > > > Rick Blom wrote: > > > In a year or two, when the committee has voted on this > > record, and published the results, there will be another opinion to add to > > the debate. It may even be a better opinion, although that it > > not always the case. > > > All right then, after some thought I have another > opinion....Since some of us were so certain of some of the > field marks and since there seems to be a confusion of field > marks, could the bird be a hybrid? > > Fran > > -------------------------------- > Fran Saunders > Maryland Ornithological Society > State Web Site Director > saunderf@ari.net > http://www2.ari.net/saunderf/mos/mos.html > >