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THE CALL OF THE HEN. 



Fig. 16 shows a hen with five fingers capacity (3 3 / 4 inches) 

 between the two pelvic bones and the rear of the breast-bone. 



FIG. 14 Three-finger abdomen. (Capacity.) Indicating very 

 good ability to consume and assimilate food. We find hens that 

 lay as high as 180 eggs in their first laying year in this class, de- 

 pending on the type. 



