The bottom of the cage and was seem To catch two of the featherment stubly feathering in the morning. As he stood over three shed out they readily. It was then remembered that in pulling old broken or immature secondary (tailings) that recently they came out without any affableable force being exerted - with my explicit To other feathers a father of the same Area shatled earlier in the summer. It is fairly certain in my mind that there is a marked weakening of the attachment of the feather/feathers in shedding some period in advance of this process. If not subjected to any stresses the feathers remain intact and come out in a regular order - at least as concerns the longer wing & tail feathers. Irregularity is easily perceived known by any slight commercial disturbance of the feathers during the period of the solation of the attachment. This applying of the implant in the tail of the cage did and accounts for the numerous shedding in order noted when trying to establish the detailed course of the molt. On the present date 546 possibly 445 on the right show as pin feather 1cm or any 3 left is in stage condition but 546 & 445 left are still old. I think 6 has been broken