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THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Table 2 proves that No. 2 learnt the correct habit after 

 only three trials. No. 3 diminished its time and mistakes, but 

 had not formed a perfect habit after twelve trials. No 2, like 

 No. 1, did not go straight to r, but around by the left from the 

 left of a. 



Table 3. Newt, No. 3. 



No. of Test. 



Time occupied. 



Eoute taken. 



1 



21 min. 30 sec 



5 min 



T, I, a, T, ci, T, Ob, I, CI, T, CI, T, a, I, 



2 



a, I, a, I, a, I, a, 1, a, I, a, I, a, r. 

 1, a, 1,ci,t. 



3 



4 



1 min. 30 sec 



6 min 



l,a,r. 



1, a, t, a, 1, a, I, ci, I, a, v. 



5 



18 sec 



r. 



6 



1 min. 10 sec 



l,a,r. 







Interval of about twelve hours. 



7 j 8 min l,a,l,a,l,a,l,a,l,a,r. 



8 11 sec r. 



1 min. 29 sec I, a, I, a, v. 



24 sec r. 



30 sec ' l,a,r. 



2 min l,a,l,a,r. 



2 min l,a,r. 



3 min l,a,l,a,r. 



Interval of ten hours. 



15 9 min ! l,a,l,a,l,a,l,a,r. 



16 29 sec ; r. 



17 10 sec | r. 



18 out instantly ; r. 



Interval of thirty minutes. 



9. 

 10. 

 11. 

 12. 

 13. 

 14. 



19 1 7 min. 30 sec. 



20 45 sec 



21 out instantly 



22 65 sec 



23 10 sec 



24 i 15 sec 



l,a,l,a,l,a,l,a,r. 



r. 



r. 



I, a, r. 



r. 



r. 



25 



Interval of thirty 

 8 min. 3 sec 



mi 



nutes. 



1, Ob, I, Ob, l,Cb,Y, 



26 



90 sec 



r, 



27 



T. 



28 



out instantly 



T. 









Table 3, giving the rest of the trials made with the at first 

 incorrigible No. 3, shows that it had formed a correct r habit at 



