'270 Colour (1 11(1 Paffern-Trdiisferc'iice in Phedscmts 



Note. The 1910 pltunage of F^ Reeves x Formosan % " y was 

 female Formosan, transmitted by male parent : the male plumage 

 assumed in 1911 and 1912 was that of tlie male Reeves transmitted by 

 the female parent. 



These secondary sexual characters were developed just before the 

 fii'st mating season at the age of ten months. 



Transmission by female parent to nude offsprliKj of the male 

 plunia(je of her species. 



F,. Reeves ? X Versicolor cf, (/• 'M." 1909 bird : Geoffrey Smith 



examined sexual organs and made preparations from them. 



Notes, October 27th, 1912. 



Head : Pattern, male Reeves. 



Cheeks, white, transmitted by female parent. 



Crest, white, extending to a broken white collar; 



intervening spaces a dull black. 



Bill : Finch form, Reeves, transmitted by female parent. 



Body : Particularly on back and breast tinged all over with a 



beautiful purple lustre found on male Versicolor 



Colour- throat, but the green lustre so conspicuous in the 



transference. male Versicolor plumage is absent, transmitted by 



male parent. 



Back: (PI. XXXV, fig. 4.) 



A nterior feathers. 



Structure, male Reeves, transmitted by female parent. 



Form liybrid j 



Colour 1 , , . , > nearer male Versicolor. 

 „ I hybrid 



Pattern j •' J 



Posterior feathers. 



Structure, male Reeves ) • , , i , ,- i 



_, ,• 1 T, r transmitted by lemale parent. 



l<orm, lemale Reeves) 



Colour I , , . , 1 IT- ■ 1 



-r, I hybrid nearer male Versicolor. 



Pattern J ■' 



Wi7ig : Primary, male Reeves, transmitted by female parent. 



Secondary, male Reeves, only the fawn patch on the 



outer vane is longer and narrower and the white is 



absent. 

 Scapulars : Pattern strongly resembles male Reeves, but is hybrid. 



(PI. XXXVI,fig. 9.) 



