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The Journal ot Heredity 



A MALE OF 1917 

 Note the red ear lobe. At the time, this bird was the most typical yet produced. (Fig. 21.) 



163 birds observed ninninji all the way 

 from white to red. 



1915. Plumage color: IS white, 64 

 other colors. 



Number of toes: Of 395 birds ob- 

 served, 308 had 4 toes on each foot; 68 

 had 5 on each foot; 14 had 4 on one 

 foot and 5 on the other; 5 had 5 oti one 

 foot and 6 on the other. 



Lr(,' color: 42 yellow; 39 white. (It 

 will be noticed that this year, 1915, was 

 the first that we got more yellow- 

 skinned chicks than those having white 

 skins) ; the balance of 90 birds observed 



running all the wa\- between white and 

 yellow. 



Lobe color: 15 red; 19 nearly red; 2i 

 one-half red; 16 white; the balance 

 being white and red of the 90 birds 

 observed. 



1916. Plumage color: 46 white; 123 

 other colors. 



Xumbcr of toes: 286 had 4 toes on 

 each foot; 39 had 5 toes on each foot; 

 12 had 4 on one foot and 5 on the other. 



Leg color: 97 yellow; 64 white; and 

 the balance of 170 birds observed run- 

 ning between those two shades. 



