At 06:59 AM 4/22/98 -0700, Mike Patterson wrote:
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>P. intermedius would have a black forehead. This is probably the other
>"masked weaver", P. velatus. Both were common yardbirds in a former
>yard of mine.
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>>Hi Tweets
>>
>>Cliff Drake writes:
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>>>I wanted to post this on April first, but I just got the picture up
>>>today. Can someone look at http://www.jpj.net/~mallard/yellobrd.jpg and
>>>tell me what bird this is? It was seen on Phinney Ridge in Seattle, aka
>>>Woodland Park Zoo...
>>
>>Looks like an adult male Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius, a
savannah-lands
>>weaver finch from southern Africa. Escaped cage bird fershur. Sorry. '-)
>>
>>Michael Price A brave world, Sir,
>>Vancouver BC Canada full of religion, knavery, and change;
>>mprice at mindlink.net we shall shortly see better days.
>> Aphra Behn (1640-1689)
>>


This is an adult male southern, or vitelline masked weaver, also known in
the pet trade as half-masked weaver, Ploceus velatus. This is a species
that we have exhibited in our African Savannah Aviary for many years.
Although we are not aware of any that are missing, it is very likely that
it is an escape from this exhibit. Cliff, was it banded? If so, which leg,
what color(s)? How long ago did you see/photograph it? Sounds like if was
late march at the most recent. If you see it again please contact the zoo
asap. Thanks.

Greg

Greg Toffic
Curator of Birds
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