HOUWINK’S EXPER. CONC. THE ORIGIN OF SOME DOMESTIC ANIMALS 253 
391.173 born June 19 1920, sent to Mook Dec. 1921, 
to senior author 1923 still alive 29 Dec. ’23 
391.189 „ Br. sent to Mook Dec, 1921 
to senior author 1923 à AR are 3 
391.19 r 5 Be a eCark chick died 1920 
391.20 « ¥ 5 » » à lighter chick died 1920 
Of the other F, birds the hen 281.3 © was paired with the cock 
282.1 gin 1919 without any result; after the death of the hen, 281.24 
was paired with the hen 206.2 and gave the F, 604 in 1921 
1921 
604.1 sex unknown, born May 25 1921 killed and 
devoured by a cat. Aug. 8 1921 
604.2 3 born May 25 1921 killed itself 
in wire netting Oct. 30, 
1921, sent to Leiden 1 Nov. 
1921 to be stuffed 
6043 5 , born May 25 1921 sent to Mook 
Dec. 1921 died and was stuffed 
604.4 3 born May 25 1921 sent to 
Mook Dec. 1921 no further record. 
Of the F3 birds the following cocks are consequently available for 
comparison: 
391.5 & in stuffed condition 
391.74 ¢ still alive 
391.10 g in stuffed condition 
391.11 ¢ still alive 
391.15 & still alive 
391.162 5 featherchart 
391.17 ¢ still alive 
604.2 S in stuffed condition 
604.3 3 in stuffed condition 
There has evidently been made some mistake in numbering, as there 
Broze sand a 391.7 © also a 391-16 grand a 391.16 9. As this 
could easily cause confusion we have renumbered the males, so that 
these now read: 391.72 & and 391.162 4. 
The cock 391.5 & now stuffed, shows chiefly the bankiva pattern, 
but a sonneratian brown belt between the breast and belly. The ven- 
tral surface is dark, the bellyalmost black, and the breast black, mottled 
