Re: chocolate parsons
Posted: 03 Jun 2011, 10:29
I agree tairis, the nominate white rump is already considerably chocolate, so plenty get sold as Chocs.
There will always be colour variations either at the individual or localised population level. I think that consignment trapped near Tenterfield in about 1970 may have been just that, though I've never seen a photo of those originals. In any case, it was a long time ago so its probably all academic these days............ unless someone has kept a population isolated since at least the early 80's (or pinched some from the big aviary more recently).
What we have now are probably intergrades at best.
Anyway, I still like mine
There will always be colour variations either at the individual or localised population level. I think that consignment trapped near Tenterfield in about 1970 may have been just that, though I've never seen a photo of those originals. In any case, it was a long time ago so its probably all academic these days............ unless someone has kept a population isolated since at least the early 80's (or pinched some from the big aviary more recently).
What we have now are probably intergrades at best.
Anyway, I still like mine