PLATE IV 

 DwTGHT — Plumage and Moult 



Carpodacus parpureus. — Photomicrographs ilkistrating some of the 

 plumages. (Enlargement about 20 diameters.) 



Fig. I. Juvenal Plumage, crown feather, showing loose struc- 

 ture. (J. Dwight, Jr., No. 1288, July 23d.) 



Fig. 2. First Winter Plumage, crown feather, nearly new. (J. 

 Dwight, Jr., No. 5223, Oct. 17th.) 



Fig. 3. First Nuptial Plumage, crown feather which is identical 

 with a first winter feather plus wear, no moult inter- 

 vening. (J. Dwight, Jr., No. 260, April 23d.) 



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