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and of lower than 3, respectively. The exact means for the various 

 groups shown in figures 12 to 14 are given in table 25: 



TABLE 25. 



Mean Chabactebs of Bibds Available fob Use in Calculatino Data 



FOB FiGUBES 12 TO 14 



Weight 

 (grams) 



large Small Frog- 



BJre dam eny 



(25) (49) 



Small large Frog' 



sire dam eny 



(18) (81) 



Large Large Frog- 

 dam eny 

 (23) '(41) 



Small Small Frog> 

 ore dam 

 .(17) (39) 



Pig. 12. mean size characters of sires, dams, and progeny in all matings 



The figures in parentliesis designate the numbers of birds available for the respective calculations 



