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Question 8 3 possible birds

What colour was the TAIL ?

Choose the answer that comes closest to what you observed.

White, or pale (grayish-white) Yellow Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan Red, or pink Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored) Olive (yellowish-green) Green Blue Brown, brownish red, cinnamon Gray, or blue-gray Black, purple, or dark Unknown

Not completely sure? Choose Unknown when it is available—a careful “I don’t know” is more useful than a guess.

Your observation 7 answers recorded · open to review or change

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What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sparrow-like
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What colour was the THROAT ? Gray, or blue-gray
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What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Streaked lengthwise (from head to tail)
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What type of environment was the bird seen in? Open area: field, prairie, meadow, farmland, tundra
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What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
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What colour was the BELLY ? Unknown
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What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? Unknown
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Leading possibilities

3 possibilities remain

2 rules inferred

1
Harris' Sparrow
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sparrow-like
- What colour was the THROAT ? Gray, or blue-gray
- What type of environment was the bird seen in? Open area: field, prairie, meadow, farmland, tundra
- What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
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Fox Sparrow
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sparrow-like
- What colour was the THROAT ? Gray, or blue-gray
- What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Streaked lengthwise (from head to tail)
- What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
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3
Eurasian Skylark
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sparrow-like
- What colour was the THROAT ? Gray, or blue-gray
- What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Streaked lengthwise (from head to tail)
- What type of environment was the bird seen in? Open area: field, prairie, meadow, farmland, tundra
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