POLYMORPHISM IN THE WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, ZONOTRICHIA ALBICOLLIS (GMELIN)

A sample of 286 museum and 199 live specimens of white-throated sparrows were examined for morphic differences. Two morphic types in both sexes are described according to the color of the median crown stripe. These are the white-striped morph and the tan-striped morph. Regardless of sex, white-strip...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Author: Lowther, James K.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1961
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z61-031
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