Smithsonian Report, 1910. — Duerden 



Plate 3. 



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1. Chick a Little Over 6 Months Old Beginning to 

 Lose the Mottled Character of Its Plumage. 



The jnveniil feathers have appeared along the side and are tempo- 

 rarily tinged with white at the rounded tip. The lealliers liave 

 almost disappeared from the leg; the neck is more unildrm in 

 color than in younger birds, and the ventral body feathers are 

 light gray. The wing being extended, the naked part of the 

 body underneath is clearly seen. 



2. A Small Flock of Feather Birds Mostly in Full Plumage. 



Note the black body feathers (A the cocks and the drab plumage of the 

 hens. The wing quills are white in both. 



