EXPLANATION OF PLATE I. 



Fig. 1. Ventral surface of hen produced from cross between silky hen and 

 black-red Bankiva cock, showing " pile " coloration. The dorsal 

 surface is white without any of the reddish brown colour. The 

 hen represented was Fa II 3 ? in the record of the pedigree, i.e., a 

 hen of the second brood of the 5th generation. It was killed 

 Dec. 12, 1915, when 1 year and 8 months old. 



Fig. 2. Dorsal surface of cock from the same cross, showing the "pile" 

 coloration in the male. The colour is very slight compared with 

 that of the female, and consists of a slight yellow tinge across the 

 loins and on the upper wing-coverts. The rest of the body is pure 

 white. The specimen was FG V 1 c? in the pedigree, i.e., a cock of 

 the fifth brood of the 6th generation. It was killed on Dec. 31 

 1915, when 7 months old. 



