Aex galericulata. changes in Plumage. On May 25, 1908, I purchased a pair from Robison Bros. Apparently they were adult and in breeding plumage. Both had their wings clipped and could not fly. About July both began moulting. The plumage patterns of the female did not change. That of the male did, however; first he lost his two bright curled wing feathers; the bright feathers of the head and neck were exchanged for plain gray feathers; the breast became mottled like that of the female, while his flank feathers were replaced by much smaller ones like those of the female. His primaries began growing, as did also those of his mate. Sometime about the first of September, he began showing signs of another change. The short curled ornamental feathers of the wings began to show again. The gray feathers on his head began to disappear gradually, while right down the middle of his head a broad bald spot suddenly appeared; twenty-four hours later there was here a broad purple line which developed day by day into fine new feathers. On his neck red feathers began to show up among the gray, and dark reddish-brown feathers began to replace the mottled ones of his breast. Gradually he gained his full dress, the last feathers to appear being the vermiculated flank feathers. The female also gained