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From: mostardi@ux1.lbl.gov (David Mostardi)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: What is this bird??
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Date: 13 Sep 89 23:21:25 GMT
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Organization: Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley CA
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Scene of the sighting: residential Berkeley, CA

The field marks: a snow white sparrow, except for the lightest
touch of yellow on the sides.  Black eyes, flesh colored feet
and bill.  Notched tail.

My guess is that this is probably an escaped exotic, since
I can't find *any* snow-white passerine in my No. Amer. field
guides.  It's not an albino, since it has a black eye.

Guesses, anyone?