149

Uppermost ocellas with top of ring not present.—

[tracing and sketch of feather. See Descent 1, p. 149, Fig. 59] —a

Uppermost dotted protion of feather.

A
Upper ocells

B
upper part of [illeg] & orderinary ocellus

150

(ring a little thicker)

[tracing and sketch of feather]

Ring thick

(little break in ring.)

(the ring is here a little thicker)

(little breaks in ring)

151a

[sketch for Descent, Fig. 58. "Portion of one of the Secondary wing-feathers near to the body; shewing the so-called elliptic ornaments. The right-hand figure is given merely as a diagram for the sake of the letters of reference."]

151b

outline of lower margin of black mark

[sketch of feather, presumably preceding 151a fair copy]

Outline = alone of upper margin of great black mark

(N. B. Markes b, b1 & c11, with intermediate fulness & leaden shading, make together one ornament.—)

152

Left upper side of blackwrong hardly thick enough.—

[tracing and sketch of feather]

—end here??

Shaft of feather must be well done & a trace of backs on left side, showing on both sides that feather does not end

153

[proof of Descent, Fig. 53. "Feather of Peacock, about two-thirds of natural size, carefully drawn by Mr. Ford. The transparent zone is represented by the outermost white zone, confined to the upper end of the disc."]

154

[proof of Descent, Fig. 54. "Part of a tail-covert of Polyplectron chinquis, with the two ocelli of nat. size." The Grey peacock-pheasant.]

Duplicate Proof

Polyplectron

155

[proof of Descent, Fig. 55. "Part of a tail-covert of Polyplectron malaccense with the two ocelli, partially confluent, of nat. size." The Malayan peacock-pheasant.]

Duplicate Proof

Polyplectron

156

[Proof of Descent, Fig. 58. "Portion of one of the Secondary wing-feathers near to the body; shewing the so-called elliptic ornaments."]

157

[Proof of Descent, Fig. 57. "Basal part of the Secondary wing-feather, nearest to the body."]

158

Fig. 56

[Proof of Descent, Fig. 56. "Part of Secondary wing-feather of Argus pheasant, shewing two, a and b, perfect ocelli. A, B, C, &c., dark stripes running obliquely down, each to an ocellus."]

[Proof of Descent, Fig. 59. Portion near summit of one of the Secondary wing-feathers, bearing perfect ball-and-socket ocelli."]

159

[Proof of Descent, Fig. 58.]

160

[Tracing of proof of Descent, Fig. 58 with letters added.]

161

☞ Please return this

(p. 134 Ch 14

Fig. 58

(The letters may be all in type)

[Proof of Descent, Fig. 58.]

162

[Proof of Descent, Fig. 45. "Secondary wing-feathers of Pipra deliciosa (from Mr. Sclater, in Proc. Zool. Soc. 1860). … the three lower corresponding feathers, d, e, f, from the female."]

163

[Proof of Descent, Fig. 40.]

164

[Proof of Descent, Fig. 41.]

165

For Mr. Darwin's Work

July 20/70

165v

[Proof of Descent, Fig. 45. "Secondary wing-feathers of Pipra deliciosa (from Mr. Sclater, in Proc. Zool. Soc. 1860). The three upper feathers, a, b, c, from the male".]

166

[Proof of Descent, Figs. 42-43.]

167

[Three drawings of tail feathers by Wood, not used in Descent.]