No. 639] INHERITANCE OF BLUE IN VOULTEY 3- '3 



ginning of the fluff there was a distinct Ihio of dcniaiva- 

 tion where the black or near-black became a distinct l)hie. 

 This chick was hatched a little over two weeks later 

 (May 22) than 1387 and had apparently not gone through 

 a complete molt, some feathers in process of growth at 

 the time of the operation and showing ovarian influence 

 on the last regions to develop still remaining. 



On October 26 this bird was killed, a|)]):nv]itly by a I'at, 

 at which time all of the feathers of the iirck aii<l saddle 

 regions were distinctly blue, though consideral)l\ darker 

 than other parts of tlie body. The shape of the feathers 

 was characteristically female. 



The third male into which ovarian tissue was intro- 

 duced (wingband 1480) showed no influence of the intro- 

 duced tissue on September li). This condition still pre- 

 vailed when it was sent to niaiket Octolier iJC. It 

 appeared normal for a blue capon of that auc oxer li\'e 

 months, the hackh- and >a(hlh' hcin- very dark and char- 

 aetei-istirally niak' in slnq.r. I'lvsnniahly thr ..varian 

 tissue iiitrodnecd atn.phi.'.l without havin- any clLrt. 



Of the cockerels wiiich wciv .-aponixo.i. hut had no 

 ovarian tissue introduced, one iw in.uiiand l^^o!)) died soon 

 after the operation. The otiiei- two ( winul)ands i ll.") niid 



