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cinterior hrivist in a very faint, staiiiiii^f. Extracted 

 buff featliL'i'.s shiiw the pattern liigli ii|> <>n the shaft; 

 the buff (if the next feather overlies this, hidinfr the 

 pattern, and gives the appearance of a self buff 

 breast, transmitted by male parent. 



■' ■ , ' , [ hybrid, transmitted by both i)arents. 



Secondary j "^ j i 



Primary group, major coverts, \ 



female Formosan [ transmitted by vkiIg 



Secondary group, major coverts, parent, 



female Formosan / 



Interscapulars: Pattern female Formosan, slight modification towards 

 male Reeves, transmitted by both parents. (PI. 

 XXXVIII, figs. 11, 12.) 

 Scapuhu-s : Female Formosan, transmitted by male parent. (PI. 



XXXVI, fig. 8.) 

 Back: Form 'j },,,„.^i^, p,„.„^„>.;,n, transmitted by y)»(ic parent. 



J"'""'' I (PI. XXXV, fig. 7.) 



Pattern j 



2\iil: Hybrid, transmitted by both parents. (PI. XXXIV, 



fig. 8 ; PI. XXXIX, fig. 7.) 



Female plumage, 1910, similar to ? " B." 



F,. Reeves ? x Formosan c/, ? " V" 1910 bird : (i!ili plumage). 

 Geoffrey Smith made cytological examinations and preparations. 



Male-assuming, 1911, 1912. 



Head : Male Reeves, transmitted by female parent. Bird's 



plumage much injured by method of killing. 

 Breast : Male Reeves with variation. 



Wing : Primary, female Formosan pattern ; colour, hybrid. 



Secondary, pattern ; colour, hybrid. 

 Interscapulars : 



Pattern- Anterior, male Reeves posterior, transmitted by female 



transference. parent. 



Posterior, hybrid, some female Formosan pattern. 

 Tail : Centrals, pattern male Reeves in miniature, transmitted 



by female parent. 

 Laterals, centrals and laterals all one pattern, trans- 

 mitted by female parent. (PI. XXXIV, fig. 9.) 



