MATING AND SELECTION OF BREEDING STOCK 



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Otherwise, if she is there on the spot, a^d sees what is going on, 

 she will immediately interfere and gi/vei Miss Flirting Female a 

 good picking; but, strange to say, she jdoes not seem to blame 

 her mate, and lays all the blame on ftht weaker sex. 



PAIR OF CARNEAUX 

 Picture' shows cock in the act of cooing to his mate, 

 just beginning to build another nest. 



This pair is 



If there is an odd mal^ in the pen, he is apt to cause consid- 

 erable damage, especially if he has secured a nest and has 

 worked laboriously to entice some prospective mate to his home. 

 Then he will change his tactics, by the rule that might makes 



