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Ptireiit Species of Series I, T' (did !■'■' in the pcdirfvee. 



Habit 



" B." Gen. ni/ctheinerus male ISoM, tiiiiu", noisy 



„ „ t'ciuali' Ijiilil, tatiir, silent 



"A." (leii. swinhoei male Slu, qiiii'l, instinct fiji' (■()nc(.'alnient 



„ „ fi'Miale „ „ „ 



Series 1. 



(F, "BA" K, "BBA" and F, '' IIBBA" males bie.l hack with 

 female Silver.) 



F2 "BBA" males passed the breeding season of I'JOD in one pen 

 together in tuulistiirbed friendship, these friendly relations were not due 

 to inmiaturity, for a brother F., " BBA," also a 1908 bird, was mated 

 with Silver females and bred a large number of offspring in the same 

 season. In 1910 and 1911, F-,. " BBBA" males also lived together in 

 perfect harmony and undisturbed friendship through both breeding 

 seasons. In 1912, Fi "BBBA" inter se males passed the breeding 

 season together amicably, although only separated by a wire netting 

 from Ft " BBBA " inter se females, but on the 10th July, after the 

 mating season was over, four of the cocks fought the fifth by turns, 

 when one left off another began ; 'the poor bird was finally rescued, 

 dirty, draggled, half plucked, still screaming with pain anfl fright. 



The F., "BBA " and F, "BBBA " and F, "BBBA " inter se females 

 had been just as friendly as the males, penned together through 1909, 

 1910, 1911 and 1912, until the 10th May, 1912, when four F^ " BBBA " 

 inter se females fought the fifth, which had to be removed. Curious to 

 relate, both birds selected for persecution had been previously selected 

 to breed together as the most {)rominent mutations. (The female laid 

 eggs in the seasons of 1913 and 1911' but they were all infertile, though 

 the male showed every sign of breeding in both seasons.) 



Senes 1" in the pediffree and Series P" in the pediriree. 



Females i^i and F. bred back with Female F, bred back with male 



male Swinhoe Swinhoe 



Male F.i bred back with female 



Swinhoe 

 Female F, bred back with male 

 F., inter se " A " 



