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Case 3d.— cT 



[white Leghorn d^ X Black Minorca 9 ] cT 



X 



Black Minorca 9 

 9 [White Leghorn cT X Black Minorca 9 ]• Nature of mating: 

 CCBhffii X CCBbFfli. (For discussion, see p. 196). 



In this instance, the barred cross-bred cockerel, 325 B, was bred 

 to one of the 99 which resulted from the first W. L. X B. M. cross. 

 The results are presented in Table 12. 



Table 12. — Showing the results of the mating indicated above. 



In Table 12 it is shown that one-half of the progem' of 325 B were 

 dark and one-half light. Of the darks one-fourth were black and 

 three-fourths barred. 



[White Leghorn cf X Black Minorca 91 cf 



CASE3e.— d^ \ — X 



Black Minorca 9 J 



[ {White Leghorn d" X Black Minorca 9 ) cf ^ 



9 \ r Nature of mating: 



[ Black Minorca 9 | 



CCBhffii X CCbbFfii, black, and CCbbFfli, white, or CCBbFfli, 



white. (For discussion, see p. 198). 



In this case the barred cross-bred d^, 325 B, was mated vdth two 

 of his sisters, 325 A and 325 E. Female 325 A was clear black with 

 blue-black beak and shanks and a slight green tinge to the plumage. 

 Female 325 E was a white bird with light shanks and beak. The 

 results of these matings are given in Table 13. 



