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of tlio bird, which had not been moulted, liad become much paler, 
and presented the appearance of having considerably h\ded. 
At the end of July, 1882, the Honey lUizzard was in full moult, 
and its new plumage presented some very remarkable variations 
from that which it had previously worn. The following particulars 
of its new pha.se of coloration were noted by me on September 4th, 
1882, when its moult had considerably progressed, but had not 
been fully completed. The head had become white, but with 
a dark brown centre to each feather excepting those of the cheeks 
and ear-coverts, which were entirely wliite ; the white of the head 
was also varied by a patch of brown, which extended from the bill 
to the eye, and for nearly half an inch above tbo eye, a.s well 
as slightly behind it ; the foather.s of the neck became white, but 
with dark centres, larger than those on the feathers of the head ; 
the upper scapulars, and also the inter-scapulars, were dark brown 
broadly tipped with white ; the low’er scapulars were dark brown, 
that hue being deepe.st towards their tips ; the lesser and median 
coverts were still unmoulted, but the greater coverts exhibited new 
feathers, which were brown mingled with white ; the secondaries 
and tortials were of two shades of brown, the shaft-marks and two 
cross-bars being darker than the remainder of the feather, these 
feathers were also tipped Avith Avhito ; the tail Avas of a rather pale 
broAvn, Avith four very distinct transverse bars of dark broAvn ; the 
upper brcast became Avhitc, Avith brown centres to the feathers, 
these centre spots Avero .sagittate in shape and of various sizes, but 
for the most part large in proportion to the extent of the feather ; 
the lower breast feathers remained unmoulted and of a someAvhat 
pale faded brown, and some similarly coloured unmoulted feathers 
remained scattered over the abdomen, Avhich elsewhere had become 
Avhite; the under Aving-coA'erts and the under tail-coverts Avere 
Avhite, transversely barred Avith broAvn. 
During the succeeding autumn and Avinter months the moult 
did not appear to make any progress, but it Avas resumed in 
!May, 1883, and av;as very gradually completed during the ensuing 
summer and autumn, Avithout, hoAvever, producing any further 
changes of coloration, except the folloAving, Avhich had taken place 
by July, 1883. The broAvn mark near the eye had then di.sappeared ; 
a portion of the Avhite feathers on the cheek .shoAved dark centres ; 
some of the feathers of the median Aving-coA’erts had been moulted, 
