1903. | JAPANESE LONG-TAILED FOWLS. 241 
I found that the feathers which had ceased growing for some 
time were very firmly attached. It was impossible to pull them 
out by moderate force, and I did not wish to pull them out by 
violence. There were 8 long coverts on each side in both cocks. 
April 7th.—There were signs that more of the feathers in Cock B 
were coming to an end of their growth. The sheath of the right 
central rectrix was diminishing, The outer of the two upper 
Text-fig. 42. 
Japanese Long-tailed Fowl. 
Cock B, photographed April 1903, 
posterior coverts on the left side had, I believe, ceased to grow, 
and the inner, though still growing, was apparently about to cease. 
The only feather which appeared to be in full growth was the 
central covert on the left side. 
April 13th. Age 10 months.—The right central rectrix in 
Cock B came out today when I was pulling the feathers. I had 
pulled it rather hard and rather frequently in the hope of stimu- 
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