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The Bird 



and of his wild ancestors the Jungle-fowl, with the graceful 

 overarching feathers, is a type of tail found elsewhere 



Fig. 333. — Roof-like tail of Jungle-fowl. 



only in certain pheasants. In the Boat-tailed Grackle 

 the arrangement is reversed, the apex of the slope being 



Fig. 334. — Decorative tail of Reeve.s Pheasant. 



beneath instead of above. The possibilities of abnormal 

 feather growth are well shown in the tails of the Japanese 



