EXPERIMENTAL PHEASANT-BREEDING. 541 



Scheme of mating in second experiment : — 



F.formosus ? X P. versicolor $ 



(3) F. \ $ Jb'.l ? " Y" F. 1 ? "Z" X P. versicolor $ 



(5) F. 2 ¥ Ve. (2) $ Ve. hyb. 



The second experiment confirmed the results obtained in the 

 first. 



Four skins of the F. 2 5 's are exhibited (the fifth female has 

 been kept to breed from), together with skins of pure Versicolor 

 and pure Formosan females, also the skin of the F. 1 $ "Z" parent 

 of F. 2. If these are all turned breast vippermost, it is seen at a 

 glance that Versicolor pattern and coloration are present to a 

 certain extent in F. 1 $ "Z," mother of the F. 2 generation, and 

 that the F. 2 females appear to be identical with Versicolor in size, 

 pattern, and coloration, except for small difi'erences which might 

 be found existing between individuals of any species. Besides 

 plumage, these five hens had the habit and temperament of the 

 Versicolor, the leg-colour and eye-skin also. 



The records of this experiment constantly refer to the quick 

 sharp movements, the wild scared appearance of the F, 2 females, 

 so characteristic of the habits and ways of the untameable 

 Versicolor. If the pen was entered for any purpose, even when 

 exercising the greatest care, there was always a chance the birds 

 might break their necks in their terrified flights and violent 

 dashes against the wire netting, and in this manner one or two 

 were scalped to the bone. 



A list of the Versicolor characters found in the F. 1 females is 

 interesting, for there are certain character's which can only be 

 classified in the living bird : Leg-colour, eye-skin, bill, moult, habit, 

 temperament, voice. 



F. 1 $ " 7u" {F.formosus 5 X P. versicolor c?). 



Parent of 



Eye-skin. 



^ 





F. 2 (Fo. X 



Crest. 



1 



Ve.x Ve.). 



Neck. 



;^ 





Flank. 



1 '~~ 





Breast. 



1 o 





Interscapulars, 



>-- 



00 





Scapulars. 





- 





Secondaries, 





^^ 





Back. 









Size of egg. 



J 





Tail 



Formosan 





Bill. 



1 ^• 





Primaries. 



s 





Dimension. 



f>. 





Leg. 





^ 



