at the same i-nstant as the ether '' major " coverts of the 

 cubitus, it being the last to appear. The moult was taking 

 place simultaneously with that of the remiges, the order 

 commencing, from within outwards, with the fourth or fifth 

 cubital remex. The metacarpal remiges in this Jay and their 

 respective coverts were just completely moulted, and the fact 

 that our disputed " covert '' was not included in their moult, 

 but was following the same course as the other cubital 

 coverts, is good prima facie evidence that it belongs naturally 

 to the latter series. 



Confirmatory evidence, if required, will be seen in the 

 accompanying figure, which illustrates the moulting of the 

 metacarpal remiges and their coverts in the left wing of a 

 Sparrow-Hawk ; here the moult is simultaneous, but it has 

 not yet commenced with the cubital remiges or their coverts, 



Fi-j. 2. 



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Portion of the left witiir of a Sparrow-Hawk [Accijnter ni.ms), showing 

 the moulting condition of the 1st and 2nd metacarpal remiges. The 

 carpal covert and its remex have been cut short. 



A.s. Ala spuria. C.c. Cai-pal covert. C.n. Carpal remex. 

 Cb.h. Cubital remex. Ce.c. Cubital covert. Mc.e. Metacarpal 

 remex. 



