Subject: bushtit in a fir tree
Date: Jun 14 10:25:41 2004
From: Dennis Paulson - dpaulson at ups.edu


Hello, tweeters.

I have in my hand a male Bushtit, just taken out of a museum drawer.
Other than its white cotton eyes, it looks exactly like the bird
pictured in the mystery photo. Same length tail, same size bill,
pretty much same everything. I'll leave further conclusions to the
reader.

Dennis
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Slater Museum of Natural History fax 253-879-3352
University of Puget Sound e-mail dpaulson at ups.edu
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Tacoma, WA 98416-1088
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