R. Haig Thomas 247 



Phasianu.s reevesi $. I'>ii-il larsjfc. 



Colours cicain, lirowii, black, white. 

 Suporior plmnage patterned (hold (IcsiLfii). 

 Inf'erioi- plumage patterned (bold design). 

 Legs pinkish grey. 



It may be of interest to describe the difference between a noruial 

 and a degenerate feather. The normal feather consists of the following 

 2)arts : <juill, rachis, right vane, left vane, barbs, barbules and booklets. 



The down feather has the same first five parts but the barbules are 

 small and the honklets absent. 



The degenerate feather has the first five pai'ts but both barbules 

 and booklets are absent. 



The schemes of mating were as follows : 



Sterile Hybrids. 

 Series "^-1." 



190G Gennaeus swivhnei ? x Phnsianus reevesi s 



I 



I 

 mated 1907, 1908 riuisianii.^ rreresi } x Fi J , all eggs infertile 



Series "7?." 



1909 Pluiaiinius reevesi $ x Pluisiuniis vevxir.nlor S 



I 



, ' 1 



I I 



F,. 3? .5,? 



1910, 1911, 1912, mated inter se, with parent .stock, and in open pen with common 

 pheasant, all sterile. No eggs laid, no mating observed. 



Series " C" 

 1910 Pluisitiiiits reevesi x Phtisiatius formosaitus 



I i 



I I 



F,. (2)9 (2),? 



1911 Fi. ? <? , mated inter se. 



Fi. $ , mated with male parent species. Both 

 sterile, no mating observed, no eggs 

 laid. 



1912 Two Fj. ? , mated with Fj J inter se sterile, 



uo mating, no eggs. 



The scheme of matings for the series of fertile hybrids is given on 

 p. 248. 



