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Question 8 3 possible birds

What color was the UNDERSURFACE of the wing as seen in flight ?

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Your observation 7 answers recorded · open to review or change

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What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
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What colour was the BILL ? Green
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What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Red, or pink
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What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
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What colour was the BACK ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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Leading possibilities

3 possibilities remain

1 rule inferred

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Streaked Shearwater
Why this matches 6 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
- What colour was the BILL ? Green
- What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Red, or pink
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What colour was the BACK ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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Double-crested Cormorant
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
- What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What colour was the BACK ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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Great Cormorant
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
- What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What colour was the BACK ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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