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INHERITANCE, FERTILITY, AND SEX IN PIGEONS. 



Table 176. — Record of family G. 

 & St. riaoria (G) ; 7/25/99. 

 9 St. risoria (G): 10/23/95 to 7/25/04; age 4 mos. 20 da. at time of first laying. 



Mar. 27, 1896 



Apr. 11 



Apr. IS 



Apr. 26 



May 4 



May 6 



June 17 



July 14. 

 July 16. 



Sept. 25 . 

 Sept. 27 . 

 Nov. 1 . 



1897. 



Apr. 12. 

 Apr. 14. 

 Apr. 19. 

 Apr. 21. 

 May 20. 

 May 22 . 



July 19. 

 July 21. 

 Aug. 24. 

 Aug. 26. 

 Oct. 7 . 

 Oct. 9 . 



Mar. 30, 

 April 1 . 

 Apr. 27, 

 Apr. 29 



Time between eggs. 



> Usual time 



>1 da. 14 hrs. 48 ni. 

 >Usual time 



|lda. 15 to 16 hrs... 

 On nest but failed tt 



lay. 

 >1 da. 18 hrs. 2 m... 



>1 d.-i. 16 hrs. 42 m. 

 >1 da. 16 hrs. 39 m, 

 ■ Ida. 15 hrs. 44 m, 

 >lda. 15 hrs. (?)... 

 ■Ida. 15tol6hr.s.. 



■(?). 



Since 



May 19, 4'' 15" p.m. 

 May 20, 12'" 50" p.m 



Sept. 5, before i 

 Sept. 6, before ' 



Jan. 16, S"" 20" p.m. 

 Jan. 17. 12 (?) m.. .. 



Feb. 8, early a.i 

 Feb. 9, 2 p.m. 



Removed Oct. 16 



Jan. 31 to Feb. 



Mar. 7, 5 to 6 i 

 Removed 



Hatched . 

 Hatched . 



14 da. 15 to 20 hr: 



14 da. 4 to 6 hrs. 



14 da. 12 to 13 hr 

 14 da. 4 to 6 hrs. 



Weight 

 of egg. 



One egg only; thin shell. 

 One only ; laid from perch. 

 One only; thin shell. 

 One; good shell.' 

 Killed Jan. 27, 1898. 

 Died July 17, 1897. 

 Killed at hatching. 

 KUled July 22. 

 Killed July 22. 



Dead (food), Nov. 21. 

 Dead (food), Nov. 23. 



Dead Jan. 17, 18 



Broken. 



Dead Feb. 14, 18 



This egg removed April 29. 



