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Table II. — Length of pauses distributed according to month in which they originate, for 

 IQIJ-14, IQIS-16, igi6-i7 « 



Length of pause. 



Days. 



1916-17 



Novem- 

 ber. 



Per d. 



57-78 



H. II 



6.67 



7^40 



Decern- Janu- 

 ber. ary. 



Per 



48. 

 13^ 



Per d. 

 51. 16 

 15. 61 

 S^65 

 3^65 



Febru- March, 

 ary. 



Per d. I Per d. 



49. 06 j 64. 16 



14-98 I 12.44 



7. 12 i 7- 83 



3-37 I 4- ij_ 



Three years combined. 



Novem- Decem- 

 ber. I ber. 



Per d. 



62.03 

 10. 26 

 5- 64 



Per d. 



52.90 

 13- 12 

 8.39 

 2. 80 



Janu- 

 ary. 



Per , 



52- < 



Febru- 

 arj'. 



Per d. 



51-59 

 16. 25 

 8.04 

 3-02 



March. 



Per d. 

 59-76 

 12.47 

 8.45 



5-84 



2-S 



6-10 



11-15... 

 16-20. . . 

 21-25. •. 

 26-30... 

 31-35.-- 

 36-40... 

 41-45 ■ . - 

 46-50... 

 51-55- -. 

 56-60.. . 

 61-65... 

 66-70. . . 

 71-75- -■ 

 76-80... 

 81-85... 

 86-90... 

 91-95- •• 

 96-100. . 

 101-105. 

 121-125. 

 126-150. 



82.96 

 6.67 

 2. 96 



1.48 



76.08 

 6.64 

 2.99 

 I. 00 

 2-33 

 2.66 

 3-32 

 1.66 

 .66 

 1-33 



74-53 

 8-99 

 4- 12 

 2. 25 

 3-75 

 3-75 

 1-50 

 •75 

 •37 



•33 



1.48 



88.48 

 6. 91 

 2.30 

 2.30 



83.08 

 5^13 

 2. 56 

 1-54 

 1-54 

 2.05 



1^03 



77- 20 



4-95 



1- 51 



•65 



2- IS 



1.08 



1.72 



.65 



.86 



1.08 



1.72 



I. 29 



I. 72 



1.08 



78.89 

 7. 20 

 3^35 

 2.18 

 2.85 

 3-18 

 I- 17 

 ■67 

 - 17 



7.24 

 2.41 

 I. 81 

 .60 

 .80 



a Broody pauses are not included. 



Table III gives certain values of interest in connection with Table II. 

 In particular, the ratios of the number of pauses to the number of birds 



