The plumage characteristics in the phylogenies and the table were chosen based off of the color patterns of specific anatomical positions of the bird. Most of the positions were in areas that would be easy to see from far away, or that might be used in species recognition. In addition, the majority of the plumage characteristics were classified by if they were colored brightly, colored cryptically, or multicolored. In our table characteristics were mapped out using a numerical system to indicate if they had a specific trait or if the trait was absent. Some plumage characteristics were given a binary code of 0', and 1's while others used 0's, 1's, and 2's. If the color was also involved in the identified characteristic the box was colored the same color. On the phylogeny, the characteristics were only mapped if they were present. If the characteristic was not there it was left blank. In addition, if the trait was colored it was given a colored bar of that color to see if it was a significant factor in species differentiation.
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The first sentence contains
The first sentence contains too many prepositional phrases including "of", try rewording.
In the fourth sentence add a
In the fourth sentence add a comma after "table".
Since these paragraphs should
Since these paragraphs should be "perfect," I would suggest including some type of topic/introductory sentence. Also, your wording in several areas makes it difficult to understand the structure of some of your sentences. Maybe consider adding some punctuation, including more informative sentences and/or rewording your sentences in order for the reader to be able to follow what you are trying to convey more easily.
In the fifth sentence, you
In the fifth sentence, you say "binary code of 0', and 1's". I think you forgot to put in an "s" after the o'.
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Get rid of the transition words. He said that in class during his presentation. An example would be the "in addition."
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"If the color was also involved in the identified characteristic the box was colored the same color" sentence could have maybe benefited from the use of a comma
You use the word
You use the word characteristics frequently, I would suggest using some synonyms.
you should put a comma after
you should put a comma after"In our table "