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sumed by the fantail nor was it flat as in the other type, hut 

 formed a broad rather flat wedge like that of the fantail at rest, 

 but not as high. It is shown in 1 i_ ;. 



The FI Generation. Only four birds were reared in thi- genera- 

 don Fach had only twelve feather- in it- tail. It may appear 

 cither thai there is a further loss of tail feather- in thi- generation 

 or that the normal number, t\\elye, repre-ents the dominant 

 type, and that tin- number of indi\ idu.il> i- too -mall for the re 



type i" reappear. Farmer number- mu-t be obtained to 

 tie thi- point, for. ii -eem- not improbable that F-j birds with 

 mon- I. -at In T- than twelve.uv expected, even although the original 

 number .^2 may -eldom or m-\rr reappear. 



Olln-r Churn. . [t is not the object of thi- note to examine 

 in dd ail the inherit a IK e ol Other ha racier- of the-e two breed-, 

 but the l'oll"\\ in- point- may be mentioned. The tantail ha- a 

 plain In. id Fig. i. . /. c.. n ; tin- >wallow ha- a nv-t . The 



I bird- all ; rest. S 'lie of the ]'.. bird- have a crest, 



other- lac k it . ( ne bird I ha I \va- killed i- IMI recorded for ere-t. 



The -wallow ha- leather- on the tar-u- and tOCS Fk- J ; , the 



fantail lacks thes I . i fhe FI birds have feathers on tarsus 



and IOCS, bill le-- developed than are tllo-e of the father. Two 

 ol the I . bird- lack leather- <p|i the tai-n- and loe-, one bi d 

 re-einble- the FI livbiid. and mie ha- well leathered lai-n- and 

 toes. In the la-t case the feather- are a- lon^, and a- \\ell 

 developed. .1- ill llle -\\allo\\ . 



The tantail ua- pun- uhile, the -wallow ha- a dark top to 

 the head, dark v\ iiu-. and the feat her- of the feet are liijll bluish. 

 The \\ing- an grayish blue and broun v\ith two brown bai'- 

 The tail. baek. nei k and veiitra' -urfaee are white. 

 The l-'i bird- ate pure white. Two of the-e bird- >howed two 

 or three slat Bathers near the outer ed-e of the 



winj leiallv in be -een oiilv" b>' bru>hing back the while 



leathei- or when the wii j Mended. Two ol the F-_- binl- 



aie |nnc white, twii \\ei-e -plutehed, one with red, and one with 

 brown. ( >nlv a -mall number of the-e colored leather- were 

 pie-ent. but thev weie -cattered unequally over the body and 

 showed no icndencv to be grouped on the winu- and he, id alone. 



'wiiii. 1 t ion jury !>> tat - tin- In-. i< I \v.i- t"" iiuu Ii catrii in 14 i\ -.- , t-i tain rt-cor^ls tdr 

 thi- K -i. 



