On Thu, 16 Mar 1995, David B. Wright wrote:
>
> Re environmental bleaching, it seems to me that anomalous white areas
> that involve scattered entire feathers and/or strong symmetry are much
> more likely to be developmental in origin.

Does it seem possible to anyone that injury to an area could result in
white feathers growing from the injured area? I'm not sure where I got
the idea that the occasional white spot or feathers around a bird's head
were old injuries, but I often assume that, maybe without reason...

Chris Hill
Seattle, WA
cehill at u.washington.edu