onsequent on the remarkable lightness and thinness of all
the bones of the skeleton.

+--------------------+-------------------+-----------------+-----------+
| | Weight of entire | Weight of | |
| Name of Breed. | Skeleton. | Femur, Tibia, | |
| | (N.B. One | and Metatarsus. | Or as |
| | Metatarsus and | | |
| | Foot was | | |
| | removed from each | | |
| | skeleton, as it | | |
| | had been | | |
| | accidentally lost | | |
| | in two cases.) | | |
|--------------------+-------------------+-----------------+-----------+
| | Grains. | Grains. | |
|Wild mallard | 839 | 54 | 1000 : 64 |
|Aylesbury | 1925 | 164 | 1000 : 85 |
|Tufted (Dutch) | 1404 | 111 | 1000 : 79 |
|Penguin | 871 | 75 | 1000 : 86 |
|Call (from Mr. Fox) | 717 | 57 | 1000 : 79 |
+--------------------+-------------------+-----------------+-----------+
| |Weight of Skeleton | Weight of | |
| | as above. | Humerus, | |
| | | Radius and | |
| | | Ulna, and | |
| | | Metacarpus. | |
| +-------------------+-----------------+ |
| | Grains. | Grains. | |
|Wild mallard | 839 | 97 |1000 : 115 |
|Aylesbury | 1925 | 204 |1000 : 105 |
|Tufted (Dutch) | 1404 | 148 |1000 : 105 |
|Penguin | 871 | 90 |1000 : 103 |
|Call (from | | | |
| Mr. Baker) | 914 | 1