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other red sections. Very often it is of a deeper shade, which 

 fault must be corrected as far as possible by breeding. The 

 coverts are greenish-black, forming a well-outlined bar across 

 the wing. This line between the wing-bow and wing-bar is one 

 of the beauty points of the male if it is distinctly outlined, as 

 it should be. When seen at its best, this line is not only sharply 

 defined, but very regular in outline, either running straight across 

 the wing or curving slightly; either line if regular and distinct 

 is very beautiful. The wing-bay should also be sharply de- 

 fined, though but little difficulty is experienced in this particu- 



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1. Primary. 2. Secondary. 3. Top main-tail. 4. Main-tail. 

 FEATHERS OF PARTRIDGE PLYMOUTH ROCK MALES 



