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Question 8 4 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 ? Chicken-like ground bird
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2
How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
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3
What colour was the BELLY ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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4
What colour was the BREAST ? Unknown
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What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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What type of environment was the bird seen in? Open body of freshwater
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What colour were the WINGS ? Gray, or blue-gray
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Leading possibilities

4 possibilities remain

1 rule inferred

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Rock Ptarmigan
Why this matches 5 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like ground bird
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What colour was the BELLY ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- What colour were the WINGS ? Gray, or blue-gray
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White-tailed Ptarmigan
Why this matches 5 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like ground bird
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What colour was the BELLY ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- What colour were the WINGS ? Gray, or blue-gray
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3
Willow Ptarmigan
Why this matches 5 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like ground bird
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What colour was the BELLY ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- What colour were the WINGS ? Gray, or blue-gray
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4
Ring-necked Pheasant
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like ground bird
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What colour was the BELLY ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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