No. 625 ] PIXK-E TED SELF WHITE (H I S K A 123 



of the pi^inontcd part beiiiii' red. ( iuiiir;i ]M<rs 

 spotted black and red m this nKiiiiicr iiic coiiiinonlv 

 kiio\ra as tortoises. 



e, the non-extension of black or cliocol.ii c hi iliis (•;isc 

 black or chocolate are louii.l oiiK in llic plncfs men- 

 tioned under B, t. c. in ihr cncIkIs. cIc. L. r ' ;nid 

 e form an allelomorpliic series ( Iltseii. 

 They are p^iven m tlie oi-der ol llieir (loimiiaiiee. 



C, intense pigmentation. 



Cd, dilute pig-mentation. ^ ellow is dilute red. 



Cr, red-eved or noii-vellow. In a ( , animal red (or 

 yellow) is never present in the coat and black or 

 chocolate are somewhat dilute. Owing to the ab- 

 sence of red tlie amount ot pigment m the eves is 

 decreased, therebv ]3artiallv allowing the blood to 

 show through. It is because ot this reddish tint to 

 the e^es that tluA hu( b.in ( dh d i.d.v.d bx 

 Wiight (lOD) Ifou.N. 1 It ^..1.1^ lh..l. piop, , 

 to call them non-MlI()\\^ Mil., tli. il.^. n.. ..l \ 

 m the .coat is the mor." iivnernl and >1nknm' rjp-ct 

 produced bv the 1 act or. A ( toil .use is there- 

 fore black-and-white becniise ih.' red >pot< ot tii." 

 ordmarv tortoise are her.' ;d*seiit. An ( ( aiiiiiinl 

 is a self red, but an aiiinial with the coiiiitosition 

 eCr is a self whit*., owing to th.. ab^< lu. oi ud pig- 

 ment, bucli an animal will ])e rei erred to in the 

 text as a ''non-extended {<') noii-vellow ((',).'' 



