104 INHERITANCE, FERTILITY, AND SEX IN PIGEONS. 



TABLE 71. 



cf C. tabellaria (Horn. 1); from fancier (2+ yrs.) 1897; killed (cats) 1902; fairly thickly chequered. 

 9 C. tabellaria (Horn. 3); stray 1898; lost 1902; thickly chequered. 



9 A 2 4/13/99- hatchcd} both chc( l uered ' but one more tha " the other - 



cf B 1. 5/27; hatched, lighter than either parent; frills. 



B 2. 5/29; no development. 



C 1. 6/27; hatched, color? E 1. 8/24; did not hatch. 



C 2. 6/29; hatched, color? E 2. 8/26; hatched; color? 



cf D 1. 7/26; black as sire. F 1. 9/20lone lost on trip. 



9 D 2. 7/28; blacker than sire. F 2. 9/22/one no development. 



G 1. 10/16; hatched, black chequers a little blacker than sire; less than D 2. 

 G 2. 10/18; hatched, black chequers a little blacker than sire; less than D 2. 



H 1. 11/19; hatched, a little blacker than sire. 

 H 2. 11/21 ; hatched, a little blacker than sire. 



cf I 1. 1/22/00; hatched chequered less than sire. J 1. 3/7; did not hatch. 



912. 1/24/00; hatched chequered less than sire. 9 J 2. 3/9; hatched, strongly chequered with black. 



cf K 1. 4/8; hatched darker than sire. 



9 K 2. 4/10; hatched darker than K 1 = strongly and evenly chequered (see pi. 4, Vol. I). 



cf M 1. 6/12; hatched, pure gray with 2 black bars. L 1. 5/13; hatched (killed at once). 



M 2. 6/14; hatched, more thickly chequered than sire. L 2. 5/15; some development. 



N 1. 7/15; hatched, more black than sire, left hind toe white (r. = black). 

 N 2. 7/17; hatched, as black as sire, a short while streak behind eyes. 



O 1. 8/20; hatched, no record of color. 



2. 8/22; hatched, no record of color. 



"These birds were left at Woods Hole during the winter of 1900 01 in charge of Mr. Bernt Olsson, who 

 raised several young without chequers, having only gray color with two black bars." 



P 1. 7/9/01 \no record kept during Q 1. 12/9 \ 



P 2. 7/11/01. summer 1901. Q 2. 12/ll/ one paler thnn thp other ' 



A daughter; pale gray, no chequers (from early 1900); given (Horn. 1) 1/19/02. 



A 1. 2/6/02; shell rather soft. B 1. 2/22\one gray, no chequers; other chequered less 



A 2. 2/8/02; shell not strong. B 2. 2/24J than sire. 



C 1. 4/3; hatched, killed. D 1. 7/1; no record. E 1. 9/29; hatched. 



C 2. 4/5; hatched, killed. D 2. 7/3; no record. E 2. 10/1; hatched. (BBS 



TABLE 72. 



cf C. tabellaria (K 1); brother; 4/8/00; strong black chequers. 

 9 C. tabellaria (J 2); sister; 3/9/00; strong black chequers (a white fleck over eye). 



9 A 1. 10/26/00; hatched, less black than parents, touch of white behind each eye (dark streak in right iris), 

 cf A 2. 10/28/00; hatched, less black than parents, touch of white behind each eye (dark streak in left iris.) 



cf B 1. 12/28; hatched, dark chequered (nearly) as parents; traces white, asymmetrical upper mandible. 

 cf B 2. 12/30; hatched, dark chequered as parents; traces white and red. 



C 1. 2/20/01; broken. D 1. 3/10/01; hatched; no record. E 1. 4/8; hatched; no record. 



C 2. 2/22/01; broken. D 2. 3/12/01; hatched; no record. E 2. 4/10; hatched; no record. 



F. 1/13/02; hatched (very light complexion), dead at 5 days. 



G 1. 2/18; hatched; reddish-black chequers. 



G 2. 2/20; hatched; color of dam almost perfect even to the white spot over eye. 



T I t I C }\ 



H 2 4/4( onc * 8 "k e *^ e d am ; other is dark chequered, variegated with much white. 



1 1. 5/12; hatched; killed (presumably because neither very dark, nor peculiar). 

 I 2. 5/14; hatched; killed (presumably because neither very dark, nor peculiar). 



.1 1. 6/28; no record. K 1. 2/1/03 lone hatched "dark as parents"; other prob- 



J 2. 6/30; no record. K 2. 2/3/03J ably not hatched. 



I. 1. 3/9/03; removed. M. 4/15; dark chequered as parents. 



L 2. 3/11/03; removed. N 5/17; deserted. 



' 1O 2 6/6j one< * ar ' ccnequerc d as P arcnt s,and killed; other a 9 (5) blackish-red chequered; freckled with white behind botheyes. 



, !P 1. 9/8 lone a cf (6) black red chequered; mated 1904 Q 1. 4/13/041 one has dull red chequers; other is normal 



\P 2. 9/10J with No. 5 above. Q 2. 4/15/04/ color of female parent. 



R. 1 /24/05 ; hatched ; soon died . 



S 1. 3/23\both very light complexion; one died, other (8) has more strongly red chequers than any before it; also has 

 S 2. 3/25 / white flecks on the head. (BB 6) 



