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Re: Another mutation question... different pic
Posted by Evelyn on 6/19/06

On 6/18/06, Jessica wrote:
> Hello, Evelyn!
>
> The reason you are seeing this white band on the front of
> these birds' faces is because they are not pure masked
> lovebirds. It looks like they have at least some (if not
> more than 50&37;) fischer blood in them. Pure blue masked
> lovebirds should have a completely BLACK face -- no white or
> grey. Pure blue fischer lovebirds have a completely WHITE
> face -- no black or grey, although the back of the head is
> an ash grey color. When the two species are mixed, you get
> some characteristics of each species. This is what your
> birds look like.
>
Thanks Jessica... Here is a pic of the babie's parents.
Neither of them have the frontal band. Could there be another
explaination?

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Another mutation question... different pic, 6/18/06, by Evelyn .
• Re: Another mutation question... different pic, 6/18/06, by Jessica.
• Re: Another mutation question... different pic, 6/19/06, by Evelyn.
• Re: Another mutation question... different pic, 6/19/06, by Jessica.
• Re: Another mutation question... different pic, 6/19/06, by Evelyn.