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association, led to the conclusion that a father corresponds not to an entire 

 scale but only to part of a scale, the rest being suppressed." 



A bibliosr.'ipliy is appended. 



Hard tendons of birds, E. Rettebee and A. Leli^vbe (Compt. Rend. Soc. 

 Biol. [Paris], 11 {1911), No. 35, pp. 596-599; ab'i. in Jour. Roil. Micros. Soc, 

 [London], 1912, No. 3, p. 303). — The so-called "ossified" tendons in birds were 

 found to be due to hypertrophied tendinous tissue, the cells becoming vesicular 

 and the fibers calcified. Around the vascular canals there Is a delicate zone of 

 vesicular cells, which take on the characters of true bony tissue. 



The psychological basis of domestication, P. Hachet-Souplet (Rev. Sci. 

 [I'uris], 50 {1912), II. No. 10, pp. 29. ',-299). —A study of the domestication of 

 wild animals and birds from the psychological standpoint. The author advo- 

 cates the establishment of a central institution for domesticating game birds for 

 the purpose of replenishing the farms, fields, and forests of France with new 

 species. 



Stock breeding in the Catanduanes Islands, E. H. Koert (Philippine Agr. 

 Rev. [English Ed.], 5 (1912), No. G, pp. 305-308, pi. i).— This contains brief 

 notes on the carabao. Catanduanes ix)ny. goats, swine, and native cattle of the 

 Catanduanes Islands. 



Cattle business in Paraguay, C. Ferris, Jr. (Daily Cons, and Trade Rpts. 

 [U. S.], 15 (1912), No. 181, pp. 586, 587). — This contains information on general 

 conditions of cattle raising in Paraguay. 



Origin and descent of the Noi-wegian breeds of cattle, J. Frost (Amer. 

 Breeders Mag., 3 (1912), No. 3, pp. 216-221). — A translation of an article pre- 

 viously noted (E. S. R., 27, p. 277). 



Transmission of color and color markings in Hereford-Shorthorn crosses, 

 P. E. Fogle {.\mer. Breeders Mag., 3 (1912), No. 3, pp. 201-20.',).— A prog- 

 ress report by a committee on animal hybrids of the American Breeders' Asso- 

 ciation. 



Among the facts regarding the transmission of color and color markings 

 which are regarded as well founded are the following: "The circle around 

 the eyes would seem to go with the solid red color, as the greater number of 

 red calves carry the characteristic eye circle. The fact that out of 16 roan 

 calves 15 have no red markings on face (having only imperfect eye circles) 

 strongly points to the dissociation of eye circles with roan color. The cross 

 of red and white results in roan, and the roan cow. having received red from 

 one parent and white from the other, transmits the red to about half her off- 

 spring and roan to the other half, so that about half the calves from a roan 

 cow bred to a Hereford bull will be red and the other half roan." 



British breeds of sheep, R. Wallace (Pastoralists' Rev., 21 (1911), Nos. 8, 

 pp. 8J,U SJ,2; 9, pp. 952-95.',; 21 (1912), Nos. 11, pp. 1160, 1161, figs. 8; 12, pp. 

 1320, 1321. figs. 2). — An account of the origin and characteristics of the follow- 

 ing breeds of sheep: Cheviot, English Leicester, Border Leicester, Wensley- 

 dale I.,ongwool, Lincoln, Kent or Romney Marsh. Devon Longwool, South Devon, 

 Cotswold, Roscommon Longwool, Dorset Horn,^ and Ryeland. 



Concerning the fat-tail and the broad-tail sheep, C. C. Young (Amer. 

 Breeders Mag., 3 (1912), No. 3, pp. 181-200, figs. 5).— This describes the char- 

 acteristics of the breeds of sheep which have originated from the 2 species 

 Ovis steatopyga (fat-tail), and O. platyura (broad-tail). See also a previous 

 note (E. S. R., 25, p. 675). 



Monograph on the vicuna, C. G. Madueno (Trah. J,. Cong. Cient. Santiago de 

 Chile, 2 (1908-9). pp. 5-30, pis. 2, figs. 5). — This contains an account of the 



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