EXPEKIMENTAL PHEASANT-BREEDIXG. 545 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 



PlATE LXIV. 



{J & $ Secondaries (3rd froin primary) of the two Parent species 

 and of P. 1 (Po. X Ve.). 



1. F. versicolor $. Horizontally set, broad bands, bifurcated ends; ground- 



colour brown. 



2. P. versicolor J . Mottled light bands V-shaped, apex towards rachis ; ground- 



colour dark grey. 



3. P.foriHosus $. Obliquely set narrow bands, pointed ends; ground-colour 



nearly white. 



4. F.formosus $. Vandyke pattern, light, mottled ; ground-colour light gre3% 



5. P. 1 ? "Z" (P./orm.? XP. TCJ's.t?). Colour, banding, length of feather, 

 (Parent of P. 2, i'o.X Ve.X Ve.). versicolor; a similar mottling to that 



here seen is found on the 3rd Second- 

 aries of a pure versicolor $ unrelated 

 DOW living in my pheasantry. 



6. P. 1 3"' C " (P. form. $ XP. vers. $). Left vane Vandyke, Pormosan $ pattern. 



Eight vane hybrid banding. 

 Coloui' hybrid. 



Plate LXV. 

 ^ & $ Secondaries (3rd from primary) of P. 2 (Po.X Ve. X Ve.). 



1. P. 2 S "tr" (F. 1 Po.xVe. ¥ XP. vers. $). Pattern of banding nearest to 



versicolor $. 

 Colour hybrid. 

 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. P. 2 ? ?(P.lFo.xVe. ?XP.wrs.(?). 



"C" I "Ji" I "H" I "P" I "ii" I 



Although slight differences exist between these five secondaries, j'et the length 

 and colour of them, the horizontal setting of the bands, their breadth and bifurcated 

 ends, are all pure female versicolor characters. 



Plate LXVI. 

 5 posterior interscapulars of the two Parent species, of P. 1 and P. 2. 



1. P. versicolor $ . 



2. P.formosus $ (parent of P. 1). 



3. P. 1 $ "Y" (parent' of wiierse P. 2). Pattern transference. Pattern found on 



several anterior interscapulars of P. ver- 

 sicolor $ . 



4. P.:i ? " Z" (parent of P. 2, Po.X Ve.X Ve.). 



5. P. 2 $ " E " (moult completed), $ versicolor posterior interscapular pattern. 



6. P. 2 ^ "P" (moult completed). Pattern transference. The pattern seen on 

 '/. P. 2 ^ "H" (moult completed) . these two feathers is found on some aw^erioy 



interscapulars of $ versicolor. 



8. P. 2 $ "C " (aged 4. months, moult incomplete). Pattern found amongst 



posterior interscapulars on $ versicolor. 



9. P. 2 $ "B" (moult completed). Pattern found nxaow^st anterior Kndi posterior 



interscapulars on $ versicolor. 



Note, Jul J/ 2nd, 1912. — A number of posterior and anterior interscapulars extracted 

 from a living female versicolor in my pheasantry showed all the patterns figured 

 ou Plate LXVI. 



Plate LXVIL 

 c? posterior interscapulars of the two Parent species, of P. 1 and P. 2. 



1. ) • 3. 7 . 



ij' >P. versicolor J. V \ P.Jvrmosus $. 



