240 MR. J. T. CUNNINGHAM ON | Mar. 17, 
The rectrices in A had therefore grown | inch in four weeks, 
the rectrix in B 32 inches. The former had ceased to grow some 
time before this date. 
One covert on the right side in A had still a little of the blue 
sheath at the base; it had almost finished growing, and was still 
shorter than the four longest central feathers. 
In B the next longest feather was the central covert of the left 
Text-fig. 41. 
Japanese Long-tailed Fowl. 
Cock A, photographed April 1903. 
side, which was 1 ft. 11 in. long, or 9 inches shorter than the central 
rectrix. The left central rectrix, which had been pulled out on 
Feb. 15th, was growing again rapidly and was now about 4 inches 
long. 
In Cock B the left central covert was still growing vigorously, 
with long sheath. It had a twist in it and hung im a spiral. Of 
the other two growing coverts on the left side, the outer had 
nearly ceased growing, the other still had a blue sheath. 
