Unusual Markings

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="02c285a1erlcgo.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>http://fly.to/pyrrhuras_uk</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>   </B></FONT><B>  |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://fly.to/pyrrhuras_uk"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>   </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Listed Species"><U><B>Back to Listed species</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="06bd9b13.jpg"> <div> <I><B><U>Unusual Markings</U></B></I></div> <div> <B>It has been noted that</B><B> </B><B>some</B><B> Green cheeked; </B><I><B>molinae molinae </B></I><B>& </B><I><B>molinae australis </B></I><B>have red/yellow feather flecks on there wing shoulders (carpal edge).  If your birds have this it is quite natural, they are found in the wild with these markings.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="223d9d20.jpg" border=0 width="473" height="210" ALT="molinae australis 99bred" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>I currently have two breeding pairs of </B><I><B>m.australis</B></I><B> with these markings, & the bird on the photo is a 99 bred sexed cock bird. His parents were bred from wild imports which also had the markings </B></div> <div> <B>The amount of red/yellow feathers can vary from just having one or two feathers to having plenty, like the one in the photo. With selective breeding I have no doubt the red/yellow  would progress.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="225c05e0.jpg" border=0 width="192" height="350" ALT="molinae australis 99bred" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="312c82c0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Anyone with birds like this in the U.K please get in touch as I would be very interested in purchasing/exchanging some with you. </B><A HREF="mailto:les_waring@hotmail.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:les_waring@hotmail.com"><U><B>mailto:les_waring@hotmail.com</B></U></A><B>                                          </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>