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Question 8 2 possible birds

What colour was the BACK ?

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, or chestnut (reddish-brown) Gray, or blue-gray Black, purple, or dark Unknown

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Your observation 7 answers recorded · open to review or change

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What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like marsh bird
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What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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3
How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
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What LENGTH was the BILL ? Very short
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What colour was the BILL ? Olive (yellowish-green)
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What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Uniform color
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What colour was the SIDE ? Unknown
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Leading possibilities

2 possibilities remain

1 rule inferred

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American Purple Gallinule
Why this matches 6 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like marsh bird
- What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
- What LENGTH was the BILL ? Very short
- What colour was the BILL ? Olive (yellowish-green)
- What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Uniform color
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2
Corn Crake
Why this matches 5 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like marsh bird
- What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
- What LENGTH was the BILL ? Very short
- What colour was the BILL ? Olive (yellowish-green)
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