29 



Day By Female 



Sixth 22.... 



Seventh 39 ... . 



Eighth 54.... 



Thirteenth 64 



Fourteenth 86 ... . 



By Male 



....44... 



....46... 



....31... 



....30... 



....16... 



Total 

 .. 66 

 .. 85 

 .. 85 

 .. 94 

 ..102 



Number of Daily Feedings. 



The data of feedings by hours — from four to five, five to six, 

 etc. — when plotted, reveal a rather sharp maximum frequency 

 of feeding from 4 to 7 p. m., a more or less level period during 

 the greater part of the day, and a less pronounced maximum 

 from 5 to 7 a. m. The greatest number of feedings in any one 

 hour during these five days was 14; there was never an hour 

 without at least one feeding; the average number per hour 

 (from 4 a. m. to 7:30 p. m.) during the five days was 5.6. 



The maximum number of pieces of food given to the young 

 by the parents in one day was 444; the minimum, 278; the 



