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No. 952, another Magpie picture, is very like 

 No. 781, the birds looking as if they had been drawn 

 from stuffed specimens. 



There are two paintings of Cockatoos in this 

 room (Nos. 992 and 998) both by the same artist, and 

 both hung in the best positions. For most of the 

 bird pictures of the Academy one can say something 

 —generally that the "Action" is well studied, or 

 that, though dead, the birds are well painted — but I 

 have looked carefully at these two paintings and 

 cannot see anything in them which makes them 

 them worthy of their position. 



p06t flDortem IRcporte. 



{yide Rules). 



Canary. (Mr. Lloyd). Pneunioiiia. 



Canary. (Mr. Halliday). This bird was destroyed without 

 examination. " Vide Rules'" is at the head of each month's 

 report. 



Bengai.1, cock. (Miss Brooksbank). Septic enteritis and 

 pneumonia were present. 



AIvARIO, hen. (Mr. Filhner). This bird, imported about five 

 weeks previously and kept in a cage, had congestion of the 

 liver of some standing and a recent pneumonia. The 

 green food was quite correct. My own pair of Cape 

 Canaries (part of the same consignment) were turned into 

 the open air as soon as Mr. Filhner kindly gave them to 

 me. They have remained quite well. 



Canary. (Mrs. Mortimer). Acute pneumonia was the 

 immediate cause of death. In addition to this the oviduct 

 was much inflamed, and the ovary was therefore in a 

 quiescent condition. The feeding was correct. 



