338 BRITISH BIRDS. 



Spotted, or Blotched, Type (No. 4) — Red, very distinct. 



Ground Colour. — Varies considerably from palest grey 

 and red, to white tinged with purple or mauve. This great 

 variation is brought about by very minute shell markings, 

 spots, and cloudings of varying shades of red, purple, and 

 reddish-brown, so closely conglomerated as to alter the entire 

 appearance of the actual ground colour. 



Markings. — The variation in the markings is even more 

 marked than in the ground colour. Normal — Rich reddish- 

 brown cloudings, evenly distributed spots with very dark 

 centres, marginated with paler shades with eye-spots of very 

 dark brown, a few hair-like lines of the same colour as the 

 margins of the eye-spots, shell markings few and very in- 

 conspicuous (Dresser, pi. 4, Nos. 19 and 20). Modified type 

 — Markings more or less confined to the broad ends, similar 

 in arrangement, except that the shell markings are more 

 conspicuous, and of a purplish tinge (Dresser, pi. 4, No. 21). 

 Extreme type — Markings take the form of short scrollings and 

 cloudings. Other markings are present, but to a very slight 

 extent, and are small and inconspicuous (Dresser, pi. 4, No. 

 16). This type is much more subject to variation than the 

 others. 



Shape. — Inclined towards pointed ovals, rather more than 

 in the other six types. 



Shell. — Fragile compared with the mottled types, finely 

 grained, moderately glossy, sometimes glossless. 



Spotted, or Blotched, Type (No. 5) — Brown, very distinct. 



Ground colour. — From palest brown to brownish-grey. 

 In some cases there is a slight suspicion of purplish-grey. 

 In the modified type the ground colour is conspicuous, in the 

 normal and extreme types it is almost obliterated by the 

 markings. 



Markings. — Precisely the same in arrangement as in type 

 No. 4 except that there is a tendency to form dark caps. 

 Normal — Clouded rich brown, eye-spots black-brown, mar- 

 ginated with paler brown, small fine short scrollings of the 

 same colour as the eye-spots. Shell-markings, rich brown- 

 grey, inconspicuous. Extreme type — Rich brown spots and 

 cloudings, ground colour almost obliterated ; shell-markings 

 inconspicuous or totally absent. Modified type — Finely dotted 

 and "short-scrolled" with rich brown; ground colour con- 

 spicuous (Dresser, pi. 4, No. 23). This type is constant, well 

 set, and subject to httle variation. 



Shape.— Broad ovals, sometimes slightly pointed. 



