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http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBirdsandFeeding/Albinism_Leucism.htm

On Apr 15, 2011, at 9:58 PM, Barry Ulman wrote:

> Hi Tweets,
>
> For the last several years or more, I have seen people (including myself) refer to birds with abnormal white patches in their plumage as "leucistic". In the past it seems that such birds were called "partial albino". Are leucistic birds the same as partial albino birds, or are we talking about a whole different phenomenon?
>
> Barry Ulman
> Bellingham, WA._______________________________________________

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