Table 3 A character matrix of chick plumage with scores used for the phylogenetic analysis of Phasianidae chicks
 Taxon | Characters | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Macrocephalon maleo | 0 (F) | 0 (F) | 0 (F) | 0 (F) | 0 (F) | 0 (F) | 0 (F) | 0 (F) |
Guttera pucherani | 2 (F) | 0 (F) | 3 (F) | 2 (F) | 0 (F) | 0 (F) | 2 (F) | 1 (F) |
Agelastes meleagrides | 2 (F) | 0 (F) | 3 (F) | 2 (F) | 0 (F) | 0 (F) | ? | 1 (F) |
Acryllium vulturinum | 1 (C) | 2 (C) | 1 (C) | 1 (C) | 0 (C) | 2 (C) | 2 (C) | 0 (C) |
Numida meleagris | 1 (C) | 2 (C) | 1 (C) | 1 (C) | 0 (C) | 2 (C) | 2 (C) | 0 (C) |
Tetrao urogallus | 0 (F) | 2 (F) | 2 (F) | 2 (F) | 0 (F) | 0 (F) | 1 (F) | 0 (F) |
Dendragapus obscurus | 1 (F) | 1 (F) | 2 (F) | 2 (F) | 0 (F) | 1 (F) | 1 (F) | 1 (F) |
Lagopus lagopus | 2 (O) | 1 (O) | 3 (O) | 2 (O) | 0 (O) | 1 (O) | 1 (O) | 0 (O) |
Tympanuchus cupido | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 1 (O) | 1 (O) | 1 (O) |
Phasianus colchicus | 1 (O) | 2 (O) | 3 (O) | 2 (O) | 0 (O) | 2 (O) | 1 (O) | 0 (O) |
Gallus gallus | 2 (F) | 2 (F) | 3 (F) | 3 (F) | 0 (F) | 0 (F) | 2 (F) | 0 (F) |
Peliperdix lathami | 0 (F) | 0 (F) | 3 (F) | 3 (F) | 0 (F) | 0 (F) | 0 (F) | 0 (F) |
Peliperdix coqui | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 3 (O) | 3 (O) | 0 (O) | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 0 (O) |
Peliperdix albogularis | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 3 (O) | 3 (O) | 1 (O) | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | ? |
Dendroperdix sephaena | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 3 (O) | 3 (O) | 0 (O) | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 0 (O) |
Francolinus gularis | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 1 (O) | 3 (O) | 0 (O) | 2 (O) | ? | ? |
Francolinus pondicerianus | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 3 (O) | 3 (O) | 0 (O) | 2 (O) | 1 (O) | 0 (O) |
Francolinus francolinus | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 1 (O) | 3 (O) | 1 (O) | 2 (O) | 1 (O) | 0 (O) |
Scleroptila gutturalis | 1 (C) | 2 (C) | 1 (C) | 1 (C) | 1 (C) | 2 (C) | 1 (C) | 0 (C) |
Scleroptila lavaillantii | 1 (C) | 1 (C) | 1 (C) | 1 (C) | 1 (C) | 2 (C) | 1 (C) | 1 (C) |
Sclerotptila afra | 1 (C) | 1 (C) | 1 (C) | 1 (C) | 1 (C) | 1 (C) | 1 (C) | 0 (C) |
Scleroptila shelleyi | 1 (C) | 0 (C) | 1 (C) | 1 (C) | 2 (C) | ? | 1 (C) | 1 (C) |
Alectoris chukar | 2 (O) | 1 (O) | 2 (O) | 3 (O) | 0 (O) | 1 (O) | 2 (O) | 0 (O) |
Coturnix cotunix | 1 (C) | 2 (C) | 1 (C) | 3 (C) | 1 (C) | 2 (C) | 2 (C) | 1 (C) |
Pternistis hartlaubi | 2 (O) | 0 (O) | 3 (O) | 3 (O) | 0 (O) | 0 (O) | 2 (O) | 1 (O) |
Pternistis nobilis | 2 (O) | 0 (O) | 3 (O) | 3 (O) | 0 (O) | 0 (O) | 2 (O) | ? |
Pternistis castaneicollis | 2 (O) | 0 (O) | 3 (O) | 3 (O) | 0 (O) | ? | ? | 0 (O) |
Pternistis erckelii | 2 (O) | 0 (O) | 3 (O) | 3 (O) | 1 (O) | 0 (O) | 2 (O) | 1 (O) |
Pternistis griseostriatus | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 3 (O) | 3 (O) | 0 (O) | 2 (O) | ? | ? |
Pternistis squamatus | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 3 (O) | 3 (O) | 2 (O) | 0 (O) | 2 (O) | 0 (O) |
Pternistis ahantensis | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 3 (O) | 3 (O) | 0 (O) | ? | ? | 0 (O) |
Pternistis adspersus | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 3 (O) | 3 (O) | 0 (O) | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 0 (O) |
Pternistis capensis | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 3 (O) | 3 (O) | 0 (O) | 0 (O) | 2 (O) | 0 (O) |
Pternistis natalensis | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 3 (O) | 3 (O) | 0 (O) | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 0 (O) |
Pternistis hildebrandti | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 3 (O) | 3 (O) | 0 (O) | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 0 (O) |
Pternistis icterorhynchus | 2 (O) | 0 (O) | 3 (O) | 3 (O) | 0 (O) | 0 (O) | 2 (O) | 0 (O) |
Pternistis swainsonii | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 3 (O) | 3 (O) | 0 (O) | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 0 (O) |
Pternistis rufopictus | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 3 (O) | 3 (O) | 0 (O) | 2 (O) | 1 (O) | 0 (O) |
Pternistis leucoscepus | 2 (O) | 1 (O) | 3 (O) | 3 (O) | 2 (O) | 0 (O) | ? | 0 (O) |
Pternistis afer | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 3 (O) | 3 (O) | 0 (O) | 2 (O) | 2 (O) | 0 (O) |