Being a scientist who happens to be in to brightly coloured birds, I'm constantly searching for easy to read explanations of the effect of structure and diet on feather colour as this has been a topic raised here from time to time.
Today I found this paper http://www.innvista.com/science/zoology ... athers.htm. Perhaps the mods could find the right forum for this and make the topic a stickie.
Feather colours and types - fantastic explanation
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Link has changed - here's new one http://www.innvista.com/zoology/ornithology/feathers/