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Variation of Birds in a State of Nature by Frank Russell, 1892

Variation of Birds in a State of Nature by Frank Russell, 1892, Page 20

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so uniformly distributed [are?] the lighter parts. Other species show the same tendency e.g. the [illegible] head of the Snow goose but the [breasts?] of the other water birds that would come in contact with the same plants show no such coloration. We therefore conclude that it is due to [atavism?] or to [inherent?] selection causes and not to accidental contact. 
Of the skins studied 33.4% were females 35.2% males and 31.4% unidentified. 322 have their length recorded in the [field?] notes of collector and are arranged in order of lengths in the second series. 

[Table]
no.of skins  % of 500  length of bird 
3         .93*     21 inches 
1          .21*      22     "
2         .62*     23     "
6        1.86*    24     "
3         .31       25     "
20     6.21      26     "
26      8.         27     "
48     15.        28      "
52     16.1       30      "
52     16.1       31       "
32     10.        32      "
16      5.         33       "
22     7.          34      "
12      3.7       35       "
9       2.8       36       "
2         .62     37       " 
3        .93      38       "
4       1.2       39       "
3        .93      40      "
2        .62      42       "

361 or 72.2% of the 500 have the cheek patch [undivided?]. 129 or 27.8% have a [divided?] cheek patch that of [no?]. 99 bring almost entirely black! Between this extreme and the white and [unmottled?] cheek patch

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18 so uniformly distributed [are?] the lighter parts. Other species show the same tendency e.g. the [illegible] head of the Snow goose but the [breasts?] of the other water birds that would come in contact with the same plants show no such coloration. We therefore conclude that it is due to [atavism?] or to [inherent?] selection causes and not to accidental contact. Of the skins studied 33.4% were females 35.2% males and 31.4% unidentified. 322 have their length recorded in the [field?] notes of collector and are arranged in order of lengths in the second series. [Table] no.of skins % of 500 length of bird 3 .93* 21 inches 1 .21* 22 " 2 .62* 23 " 6 1.86* 24 " 3 .31 25 " 20 6.21 26 " 26 8. 27 " 48 15. 28 " 52 16.1 30 " 52 16.1 31 " 32 10. 32 " 16 5. 33 " 22 7. 34 " 12 3.7 35 " 9 2.8 36 " 2 .62 37 " 3 .93 38 " 4 1.2 39 " 3 .93 40 " 2 .62 42 " 361 or 72.2% of the 500 have the cheek patch [undivided?]. 129 or 27.8% have a [divided?] cheek patch that of [no?]. 99 bring almost entirely black! Between this extreme and the white and [unmottled?] cheek patch