104 INHERITANCE, FERTILITY, AND SEX IN PIGEONS. 



cf C. tabellaria (Horn. 1) : from fancier (2+ yrs.) 1S97; killed (cats) 1902; fairly thickly chequered. 



? C. tabellaria (Horn. 3); stray 1898; lost 



9A1. 4/11/99; hatehedl, ., , j u . .u ,u .i, 



9 A 2. 4/13/99; hatched^"*'' chequered, but one more than the other. 



cfB 1. 5/27; hatched, lighter than either parent; frills. 



B 2. 5/29; no development. 



C 1. 6/27; hatched, color? E 1. 8/24; did not hatch. 



C 2. 6/29; hatched, color? E 2. 8/26; hatched; color? 



cf D 1. 7/26; black as sire. F 1. 9/20'lone lost on trip. 



9 D 2. 7/28; blacker than sire. F 2. 9/22/one no development. 



G 1. 10/16; hatched, black chequers a little blacker than sire; less than D 2. 



G 2. 10/18; hatched, black chequers a little blacker than sire; less than D 2. 



H 1. 11/19; hatched, a little blacker than sire. 



H 2. 11/21 ; hatched, a little blacker than sire. 



d" II. 1/22/00; hatched chequered less than sire. J 1. 3/7; did not hatch. 



9 12. 1/24/00; hatched chequered less than sire. 9 J 2. 3/9; hatched, strongly chequered with I 



cTK 1. 4/8; hatched darker than sire. 



9K2. 4/10; hatched darker than K 1 = strongly and evenly chequered (see pi. 4, Vol. I). 



c^M 1. 6/12; hatched, pure gray with 2 black bars. L 1. 5/13; hatched (killed at once). 



M 2. 6/14; hatched, more thickly chequered than sire. L 2. 5/15; some development. 



N 1. 7/15; hatched, more black than sire, left hind toe white (r. = black). 



N 2. 7/17; hatched, as black as sire, a short while streak behind eyes. 



O 1. 8/20; hatched, no record of color. 



O 2. 8/22; hatched, no record of color. 



"These birds were left at Woods Hole during the winter of 1900-01 in charge of Mr. Bernt C 

 raised several young without chequers, having onl.v gray color with two black bars." 



PI. 7/9/01 \no record kept during Q 1. 12/9 1 , ,, ,, ,, 



P 2. 7/11/01/ summer 1901. Q 2. 12/ll/°°'= P^'" *h^° *he other. 



A daughter; pale gray, no chequers (from early 1900); given (Hom. 1) 1/19/02. 

 A 1. 2/6/02; shell rather soft. B 1. 2/22\one gray, no chequers; other chequered less 



A 2. 2/8/02; shell not strong. B 2. 2/24/ than sire. 



C 1. 4/3; hatched, killed. D 1. 7/1; no record. E 1. 9/29; hatched. 



C 2. 4/5; hatched, killed. D 2. 7/3; no record. E 2. lO/l; hatched. (BBS 



Table 72. 

 cf C. tabellaria (K 1) ; brother; 4/8/00; strong black chequers. 



9 C. tabellaria (J 2); sister; 3/9/00; strong black chequers (a white fleck over eye). 

 9 A 1. 10/26/00; hatched, less black than parents, touch of white behind each eye (dark streak in right iris). 

 d"A 2. 10/28/00; hatched, less black than parents, touch of white behind each eye (dark streak in left iris.) 

 cTB 1. 12/28; hatched, dark chequered (nearly) as parents; traces white, asymmetrical upper mandible. 

 cTB 2. 12/30; hatched, dark chequered as parents; traces white and red. 



C 1. 2/20/01; broken. D 1. 3/10/01; hatched; no record. E 1. 4/8; hatched; no record. 



C 2.- 2/22/01; broken. D 2. 3/12/01; hatched; no record. E 2. 4/10; hatched; no record. 



F. 1/13/02; hatched (very light complexion), dead at 5 days. 



G 1. 2/18; hatched; reddish-black chequers. 



G 2. 2/20; hatched; color of dam almost perfect even to the white .spot over eye. 



TT 9* 4/4(°"® ^® '^^^ ^^^^ dam; other is dark chequered, variegated with much whil 



I 1. 5/12; hatched; killed (presumably because neither very dark, nor peculiar). 



I 2. 5/14; hatched; killed (presumably because neither very dark, nor peculiar). 



J 1. 6/28; no record. K 1. 2/l/03\onc hatched "dark as parents"; other prob- 



J 2. 6/30; no record. K 2. 2/3/03/ ably not hatched. 



LI. 3/9/03; removed. M. 4/15; dark chequered as parents. 



L 2. 3/11/03; removed. ^ 5/17; deserted. 



' 1 2 6/fi f ""'^ dark chequered as parents,and killed ; other a 9 (5) blackish-red chequered : freckled with white behind both eyes. 



, fP 1. 9/8 lone a cT (6) black red chequered; mated 1904 Q 1. 4/13/04'lone has dull red chequers; other is normal 



^ \P 2. 9/10/ with No. 5 above. Q 2. 4/15/04/ color of female parent. 



R. 1/24/05; hatched; soon died. 



S 1. 3/23\both very light complexion; one died, other (8) has more strongly red chequers than any before it; al.so has 

 S 2. 3/25/ white flecks on the head. (BB 6) 



