. The Canadian field-naturalist. . soy beans •trail Figure 1» COCK D - territory Bcale 1 Incb'liDO feet D- defense U- mated as the rye in their areas grew to such a height it was impossible to follow their movements. Cock C's meanderings give a more definite picture. From the middle of April, until the end of June, in 10 hours and 16 minutes of observations he was seen to crow 91 times, display 14 times and mate three times. No other cock was seen to cross his territory without some form of defense. Most of his trips were within 100 feet of one of the two hedgerows involved, though several wid
. The Canadian field-naturalist. . soy beans •trail Figure 1» COCK D - territory Bcale 1 Incb'liDO feet D- defense U- mated as the rye in their areas grew to such a height it was impossible to follow their movements. Cock C's meanderings give a more definite picture. From the middle of April, until the end of June, in 10 hours and 16 minutes of observations he was seen to crow 91 times, display 14 times and mate three times. No other cock was seen to cross his territory without some form of defense. Most of his trips were within 100 feet of one of the two hedgerows involved, though several wider excursions occurred. He traversed an area of about six acres. Cock D had a still larger territory of about 11 acres. Here he was seen. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
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