284 Secondary. Sexual Characters in Pheasants 



"Z," %. Crest : the same as "B" colour, structure, form and length. 

 "A," $. Crest: brown, ruddy but}' mark down each side of rachis, 

 feathers broad, barbs very short, structure normal. 

 Anterior : length f of an inch. 



Posterior : length j^ of an inch. Plate XXII, fig. 2. 

 "B," ^ (8 months). Omitted to extract crest until too late, 

 adult plumage had grown in. 



Hybrids, 

 "BA." 



F,. ? $ . "^" "B," "C," "D," "Er Plate XXII, figs. 3, 4, 5, 6. 



Crest of all five hybrid, dark brown, mottled and vermicu- 

 lated with red brown, feathers broad, structure normal 

 like female of "A" jmrent. Length of crest the same 

 in all five. 



Anterior : length | of an inch. 

 Posterior : length 1^ inches. 

 "BBA." 



F,. ??,"4,""5." 

 Hybrid. 



F^. 'i,"A." Crest: same pattern, colour, form, structure and length 



as F,. Hybrid. Plate XXII, fig. 7. 

 F„. ^ , "B." Crest : (rather injured) feathers, darker and shorter. 



"BBBA." 



F,. ? $ , "A," "B," "P," "C" "^V "B\" Plate XXII, figs. 8, 9, 10. 

 Hybrid. Crests: similar in pattern, colour and form to F^, the 



brown darker, the mottling less distinct. 

 Structure hybrid between "B" parent and female of "A" 



parent. 

 Lengths of all six similar. 



Anterior : length -j^ of an inch. 

 Posterior : length 1 J inches. 



"BBBA," inter se. 



F,. ??. (Fainter se),"C," "M:'"F;"'K,""G." AW five hybrid. 

 Ft. %, "C." Crest: Posterior and Anterior rusty black, mottled ruddy 

 Hybrid. buff^structure hybrid. 



Anterior: length 1 inch. 



Posterior : length Ij^ inches. Plate XXII, fig. 13a, b. 



