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Particulars of pairing and egg laying. 
The $$ were kept and fed in the boxes in which they matured, the being placed with them in rotation, 
he first three attempts were of doubtful value and a fourth was initiated with better success. These arc 
t 2th, life 7 days. ^ No. 2 matured on the 12th January and died on the 24th, life 12 days. No. 3 matured 
md died on the lOth March, life 30 days. $ No. 1 was purposely kept unpaired for 12 days to test the egg laying 
-he $$ and eggs were carried in a waistcoat pocket during the day, at night they were against the body. 
vere laid. The number of eggs laid is indicated by the figure below Xotal 
1 f 
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<M C4 
-C ^ 05 
eo CO CO 
5 - 263333333 
443532 ----^ 
66544 6 - 4446 3 2 
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54324-3-7---- 
56-465--63--- 
344877------- 
3 4 3 - 5 1 6 
7 4 3 2 3 - - 
3 4 7 3 3 3 - 
2 6 5 3 1 
eggs 
laid 
per? 
40 
62 
109 
81 
- - - - 25 
- - - - 66 
5-2-138 
- - - - 107 
- - - - 101 
- - - - 102 
- - - - 120 
1 2 3 
2 - - 
36 
82 
85 
92 
77 
65 
11 
31 
Remarks 
Died on the 17th day. 
„ 22nd „ 
Placed with another cj on the 32nd day, see entries i 
Table XII. 
Placed with another on the 28th day, see entries h 
Table XII. 
Died on the 11th day. 
„ „ 20th „ 
Placed with (J No. 4 on the 30th day, see entries below. 
Died on the 26th day. 
Placed w'ith q No. 4 on the 30th day, see-entries below. 
,, ,, ., 31st ,, ,, 
Died on the 29th day. 
Accidentally killed on the 14th day. 
Placed with another ^ on the 28th day | see further 
,, ,, „ 26th ,, entries in 
„ „ „ 27th ,, I Table XII. 
( Died on 15th day, presumably malformed as she develope 
I no eggs. 
Died on the 25th day. 
Accidentally killed on the 20th day. 
Died on the 14th day. 
Died on. the 12th day. A stoppage of the oviduct we 
probably responsible for the death, her body becam 
excessively swollen with eggs which she did not lay. 
Died on the 38th day. 
,, „ 36th „ 
,, ,, 34th ,, 
boxes in order to test if the still retained the power to fertilize. 
