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end results may not be obtained by ligating the testes. If a silk 

 thread is tied tightly around the attachment of the testis to the 



FIG. 2. Original feathers of Fig. i, a, b, c, d; new feathers a 1 c 1 . 



body wall, thus cutting off the circulation to and from the testis, 

 the organ degenerates and in a short time is absorbed. In order 



FIG. 3. Hen-feathered, back-cross, " Lamey." 



