ILLUSTRATIONS. 



PLATES. 



'. Charles (Mi< \\lulniMii in 1901, at I lie ace of (HI years. FACINC, i-AOE 



1. A. Adult male two-barred rock-pigeon, C,,lunili,t (inn. B, Ailult mule chequered wild rock-pigeon, ('. ujjinis. 12 



2. Adult ('. liriti, unifonn gray third bar 



3. A, Fully chequered wing of domestic pigeon about ti weeks old. B, Chequers more strongly reduced in the 



anterior part of the wing of an adult homer 



4. A, Male homer, No. HI. H, Female homer, No. K2 



5. A, Female homer, No. 3. B, Male homer, No. 7. (', Female homer, No. 8 



fl \. l/'ft wing of bronze-winged pigeon, 1'lm/ix <7<i/rn/i/<ra. 15, Adult male broii/.e-wing, I'lm/ix elegant 26 



\. Wing of Juvenal mourning-dove. Zi nuiilnr<i i-uniHm axis. B, \\'ing of Juvenal female bronze-wing, I'linpx 



chalcoptera -*> 



8. A, Wing of adult male crested pigeon, Oci/plmps lophotes. B, Wing of Juvenal female crested pigeon, (). 



liipliotes 30 



9. Adult female stock-dove, Columba touts 32 



10. Left wing of adult stock-dove, C. asnas, No. 2 32 



11. Left wing and bars of both wings of adult stock-dove, C. anas, No. 3 



12. A. Wing-bars of adult stock-dove, C. irnas, No. 5. B, Wing-bars of adult stock-dove, C. oenas, No. 11 34 



i:{. Rudimentary fourth wing-bar in adult female stock-dove, No. 24 34 



14. Juvenal female crested pigeon, Orypluipx lophotes, age 32 days 



15. Adult female crested pigeon, O. loph<it<-s 



16. Adult male crested pigeon, O. lophotes 



I 7. The longer left wing-coverts of adolescent (second plumage) male, adult male, and adult female crested pigeons Hi 



18. Adult spotted pigeon, Culuinha inaculosa 60 



19. A, Juvenal, 6 weeks old, Damar ring-dove, SI. tlamarensis. B, Juvenal blond ring, St. risoria 68 



20. The original feather color-pattern, as shown in a female Japanese turtle-dove, Turtur orientalis 70 



21. Feather pattern in the European turtle-dove, Turlur turtur 70 



'.'I'. 1. Left wing of an adult European turtle-dove, T. turlur. 2, Third longer covert of Juvenal T. oricntalix. 



3, Third longer covert of Juvenal T. lurtur. 4, Third longer covert of Juvenal St. damarensis. 5, Third 



longer covert of Juvenal Stitj. xencgalensis 72 



23. A, Adult Chinese turtle-dove, Spilopelia ehinensis. B, Fifth feather, third row, of the neck-mark of Chinese 



turtle-dove. (', Wing of Juvenal mourning-dove and ring-dove hybrid 72 



21. A and B, Scapulars and tertials from adult female Ztnaidura carolinensis (11). C and D, Scapulars and 



tertials from adult male Zenaida vinaceo-rufa (11). E, Third tertial from a hybrid (ZZ-A1) 70 



2."i. Selected feathers from Juvenal mourning-dove, Zenaidura carolinensis 70 



26. A, Neck-mark of adult male white-winged pigeon, Melopelia leucoplera. B, Neck-mark of adult male mourn- 



ing-dove, Zenaidura /itrnlim itxis. 76 



27. A, Fifteen feathers from adult male Clui/iin'/xli/i iinxxtrina. B, Five feathers from adult female Cli. /msxarhiu 78 



28. A, Left wing of Juvenal female Cli. ixixscrina. B, Feathers corresponding to figures of the male shown in 



plate 27. C, Selected feathers from a Juvenal Cli. prixserina 80 



.".. A. Clniiiiirpi'liH laliHiroti. B, Left wing of male Ch. passerina. C, Oblique bar in the "down" stage in male 



(ii njiilin \iiiini rnlis, age 16 days. D, Juvenal Geopelia humeralis 82 



30. A, Wing of adult female ('hanuepelia passerina. B, Adult C'hamrrpeliit bui-l;k'i/i. C, Selected feathers from 



Juvenal Chamtepelia pallescens 82 



31. A, Adult male Peristera cinerea. 1-9, Feathers from left wing of adult male P. cinerea 84 



32. Illustrating origin of oblique wing-bar in Columbula -picui. A, Cohinilniln />icni. B, Left profile of adult 



f'/iiiinii / /in piixxt riiiti. (', Right wing of Ch. passerina 84 



33. Illustrating origin of oblique wing-bar in Columbula. picui. A, Right wing of '/mnm /x l/ti pnxxi rinii. B, Male 



Pen 'li'liiiira. C, Peristera sp.? I), Adult male 1'i-rixli-i-n i/mflroyi 84 



:il. A. Adult male inca-dovc, Scardafella inert. B, Neck-feather of Sc. inca. C, Wing of Juvenal inca-dove, 



.'{ weeks old. D, Scapular from juvcnal ,SV. inni SO 



:'."'. A. U ing of adult male inca-dove, Nr. him. B, Adult male Chalcopelia afra 86 



36. Adult scaled dove, Scardafella sguamosa. 1 !), Selected feathers from an adult Sc. inca 88 



37. A, Adult male Geopelia striata. Figs. 1 to 7, Separate feathers from normal G. slriala 90 



38. A, Juvenal (!. striata. B, Adult female (i. slriata 90 



39. A, Adult Geopelia tranquilla. Figs. 1 to 9, Neck-feathers of adult C. tran/iuilla 92 



40. A, Adult male Geopelia humeralis. B, Feather from near front edge of neck of G. liiuncrutix. C, Juvenal 



'Ha, age 28 days. D, Feather from side of neck of G. humeralis. E, Feather from middle 

 of breast of (!. Ituini rn/is 91 



41. A, Wing of juvcnal 0'. lm,,n rnlix, age 11 days. B, Wiiif; of juvenaU/. hwnrralix, age 18 days. C, Four inner 



tertialB.offf.ftlMuraKt. D, Three inner tertials of /.< mmlura carolinensis (PPl). E, Three inner tertials 



of Z. carolinensis (PP2) 94 



42. A, Female cape-pigeon, Ocna capensis. B, Right, wing of adult female tambourine-dove, Ti/nipnnixlriii ti/in- 



panielria. C, Three inner tertials of Juvenal female tambourine-dove. 1). Two inner long coverts from 

 same bird. E, Wing of adult male ( 'hulmp, I'm ,ifm 98 



