tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494114951266176145.post5226212817163614282..comments2024-03-14T07:12:55.402-07:00Comments on The Splendid Bourke Bird Blog: Bourke Coloration, A Question and AnswerGail A. Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17399530965328058077noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494114951266176145.post-37572496486148535142013-01-07T19:52:07.670-08:002013-01-07T19:52:07.670-08:00Young opalines (what is usually commonly called ro...Young opalines (what is usually commonly called rosey in the USA and rosa in Europe) may have a mixture of various colors but often molt out to be the usual pink colored rosey. Sometime the multi-coloration stays so people call them "rainbow", but the fundamental mutation is still opaline. Selective breeding have produced opalines with more green or blue coloration rather than the usual pink.neversink7https://www.blogger.com/profile/11009560894233419103noreply@blogger.com