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TABLES OF MATINGS. 



I. Black or blue female x orange or cream male. 

 Offspring 



dumber Orange Black 



of matings or or 



recorded cream male blue male 



25 — 46 + 3? 



— +1 blue-cream s — — — 



Note. Three blacks were of uncertain sex. In one mating of black ? x yellow ^ there 

 were produced two black d" , three tabby i • two tortoiseshell ? , and one tabby - 

 tortoiseshell ? (not included in the table). 



II. Orange or cream female x black or blue male. 



Offspring 



Number Orange Black Orange Tortoiseshell Black 



of matings or or or cream or blue-cream or 



recorded cream male blue male female female blue female 



6 20 — — 16 — 



III. Tortoiseshell female x orange or cream male. 



Offspring 



, A ^ 



Number Orange Black Orange Tortoiseshell Black 



of matings or or or cream or blue-cream or 



recorded cream male blue male female female blue female 



34 54 + 1? 38 + 3? 47 + 1? 43 5 



+ 1 tortoiseshell <? +2 smoke — — — 



Note. Those marked ? were of uncertain sex. In addition, from three matings of yellow 

 6 by " tabby-tortoiseshell " and " grey-and-orange " females, there were produced 

 four yellow s , three black or blue d" , two tabby i ; six yellow ? , two tortoise- 

 shell ? , one tabby ? . 



IV. Tortoiseshell female x black or blue male. 



Offspring 



Number Orange Black Orange Tortoiseshell Black 



of matings or or or cream or blue-cream or 



recorded cream male blue male female female blue female 



22 35 29 — 21 12 



+ 1 tortoiseshell <? +2 smoke — — +2 smoke 



Note. In addition, one mating of black c? x "brown-orange-tabby" ? produced two 

 yellow c? , one black <? ; one tabby ? . 



V. Orange or cream female x orange or cream male. 



Offspring 



Black 

 Tortoiseshell or 



female blue female 



17 48 — 40 3 — 



Note. The three tortoiseshell females (one of them "blue with a cream patch") were 

 from the same mating (two litters), 

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