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having a white instead <strong>of</strong> a blue tail, with precisely<br />

that part black which is white in the parent-species.<br />

(47. Bechstein, 'Naturgeschichte<br />

Deutschlands,' B. iv. 1795, s. 31, on a subvariety<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Monck pigeon.)<br />

FORMATION AND VARIABILITY OF THE<br />

OCELLI OR EYE-LIKE SPOTS ON THE PLU-<br />

MAGE OF BIRDS.<br />

[Fig. 53. Cyllo leda, Linn., from a drawing by<br />

Mr. Trimen, shewing the<br />

extreme range <strong>of</strong> variation in the ocelli.<br />

A. Specimen, from Mauritius, upper surface <strong>of</strong><br />

fore-wing.<br />

A1. Specimen, from Natal, ditto.<br />

B. Specimen, from Java, upper surface <strong>of</strong> hindwing.<br />

B1. Specimen, from Mauritius, ditto.]<br />

As no ornaments are more beautiful than the<br />

ocelli on the feathers <strong>of</strong> various birds, on the<br />

hairy coats <strong>of</strong> some mammals, on the scales <strong>of</strong>

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