. Bird notes . d of them. But with regard to the Orange Weaver or Bishop, I havefound that with every specimen I have kept, the change ofcolour, either to summer or winter plumage, has been broughtabout by a moult. This was also the case with two GrenadierWeavers I have possessed. It may at first seem strange that these changes have notbeen noticed before by those who have kept any of the Weaverfamily. But as Weavers are geneially kept in aviaries—perhapsto give them opportunities of nest-weaving—it is the moredifficult to properly observe the mode of transformation fromwinter to nuptial pluma
. Bird notes . d of them. But with regard to the Orange Weaver or Bishop, I havefound that with every specimen I have kept, the change ofcolour, either to summer or winter plumage, has been broughtabout by a moult. This was also the case with two GrenadierWeavers I have possessed. It may at first seem strange that these changes have notbeen noticed before by those who have kept any of the Weaverfamily. But as Weavers are geneially kept in aviaries—perhapsto give them opportunities of nest-weaving—it is the moredifficult to properly observe the mode of transformation fromwinter to nuptial plumage. It is therefore not at all surprisingthat this matter has not yet been satisfactorily cleared up. One well-known writer states that the change takesplace by the tips of the brown feathers changing colour, and amultitude of small tinted feathers growing between the oldfeathers. Does it not seem strange that a multitude of smallfeathers should grow betzveen the old ones ? New feathers arenot so produced !.
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