Cage bird data, v4518
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-read pulverized- though he had not broken the hide. This he took and tried to gulp at least 15 turns each before giving up and spitting up to start over. Twice he left (hold?) dropped it but retrieved it though difficultly. Finally succeeded in searing it into a single inge piece which he devoured readily - this at about 10:30. Soon after he took some pina off of the rumen when it hung and felt hard- all. 12:00 At noon all for quantity of rumen was gone. But a pile of intestines beneath had been extracted and discarded - out of this mass was 1.0 grams even. at 2:10 all of rumen was gone and a firm very moist pellet in bottom of cage - wt When full 1.19 pounds. Pellet all hair of bone 3.4 cm long - 1cm diam. But Nutataro's not separated but sole pads or all budding gone. -not spinning in detail but proceed. at 3:00 P.M Bird was weighed and found To be 47.5 g. It was hungry and so fed Steak which of any Two minutes brought weight to 50.7. Four hours was taken 3 large survey swell. At 4.PM is asleep.