DOUBLE MOULT. 
PLATE VII . 
DOUBLE MOULT. From feathers at the back of neck. 
First change in 6 days. Second change in 7 weeks. 
July 1st. .Tuly 6th. FALL. July 6th. August 6th. 
Old feather breed- 
Old feather ing dress showing New feather Full eclipse, 
breeding dress. sympathy with new showing sympathy 
eclipse plumage with old plumage 
now coming in. now departing. 
Sept. 2.5th. FALL 
Eclipse feather 
showing sympathy 
with W'inter dress 
now coming in. 
Sept. 25th. 
New feather, full 
winter. 
DOUBLE MOULT. From breast feathers. 
First change. 
Second change. 
June 30th. 
Old feather, full 
breeding dress. 
June 30th. 
FALL, 
Old feather, 
full breeding and 
now changing 
colour just before 
it falls. 
June BOtli. 
New eclipse feather, 
in full sympathy with 
breeding dress. In a 
few days it will com- 
pletely change colour 
and become as feather 
on its right. 
June 30th. 
Eclipse feather 
coming in 
complete. 
.\ugust 16th. 
Eclipse feather after 
lying dormant for six 
weeks, now changing 
colour & sympathising 
with winter dress, 
which is now coming 
in. 
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August 16th. 
Eclipse feather about 
to fall, having almost 
completely changed in 
sympathy with winter 
dress now coming in. 
Aug. 20th. Aug 20th. 
FALL. New winter dress 
feathers now growing 
on the bird. They either 
come in in complete 
colour or in partial 
colour sympathy with 
the eclipse plumage 
now departing. 
DOUBLE MOULT. Cheek. 
First change. 
Second change. 
0, 
June 30 
FALL. 
Old feathers of 
breeding dress now 
about to fall. Many of 
these change colour 
in the last few days of 
their existence. 
June 30. 
New eclipse 
feathers. 
August 12. 
Full eclipse. 
August 20. 
Eclipse showing 
sympathy with 
coming winter 
plumage. 
Sept. 20. 
Eclipse feather 
about to 
fall. 
FALL. Sept. 20. 
New feather 
in slight 
sympathy with 
eclipse. Presently 
it will obtain its 
full beauty like 
feather to its 
right. 
Oct. 1. 
MALLARD. Adult Male. 
