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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/38896| Title: | Sparrows on Crete |
| Authors: | Summers-Smith, D. |
| Keywords: | House sparrow -- Crete Birds -- Crete Passer Passeriformes Passeridae |
| Issue Date: | 1981 |
| Publisher: | Malta Ornithological Society |
| Citation: | Summers-Smith, D. (1981). Sparrows on Crete. Il-Merill, 21, 17-18. |
| Abstract: | The Sparrows on Crete are generally considered to belong to the sub-species italiae of Passer domesticus, though there is some variability in the plumage of the males. Meise (1934, 1936) on the basis of 7 museum specimens considered that the birds were indistinguishable from P.d.italiae, the birds scoring 40, 45, 50(4) and 60, mean 49, in his index (0 = domesticus, 50 = italiae, 100 = hispaniolensis). Johnston (1969) examined 74 museum specimens (48 taken in 1925, 16 in 1942 and 10 in 1960) and found variations in his hybrid index from 3 to 12 (0 = domesticus, 17 = hispaniolensis), viz. 18 to 71%, with a mean value of 7.3 (43%). |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/38896 |
| Appears in Collections: | Il-Merill : issue 21 : 1980 Il-Merill : issue 21 : 1980 |
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