58 H. D. GOODAI.E. 



PLATE I. 



FIG. 4. 1 Breast feathers from: A, male No. 29 in breeding plumage; B, oc- 

 casional variant from A. C, same male; D, a different male, both in summer 

 plumage. E-H, normal females; E, from female No. 26 in November; F, from 

 same female in August; G and H, from two other females. I-L, from female 

 No. 24, castrated; / and J, August; K and L, November; J and L were from 

 the upper part of the breast; / and A" from the lower part. 



x The buff or reddish bands in the originals of Fig. 4, D, F, K; Fig. 6, C, F, I, 

 J; Fig. 7, D, E, F failed of reproduction in the plates. 



