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down to the next succeeding ocellus, not represented<br />

in the woodcut; D to the next lower one,<br />

and so with the stripes E and F. Lastly, the several<br />

ocelli are separated from each other by a<br />

pale surface bearing irregular black marks.<br />

[Fig. 58. Basal part <strong>of</strong> the secondary wing feather,<br />

nearest to the body.]<br />

I will next describe the other extreme <strong>of</strong> the<br />

series, namely, the first trace <strong>of</strong> an ocellus. <strong>The</strong><br />

short secondary wing-feather (Fig. 58), nearest<br />

to the body, is marked like the other feathers,<br />

with oblique, longitudinal, rather irregular,<br />

rows <strong>of</strong> very dark spots. <strong>The</strong> basal spot, or that<br />

nearest the shaft, in the five lower rows (excluding<br />

the lowest one) is a little larger than the<br />

other spots <strong>of</strong> the same row, and a little more<br />

elongated in a transverse direction. It differs<br />

also from the other spots by being bordered on<br />

its upper side with some dull fulvous shading.<br />

But this spot is not in any way more remarkable<br />

than those on the plumage <strong>of</strong> many birds,

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