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disease. The cysts were multiple ; one was enormous, 

 relatively to the size of the bird, being as large as a 

 small pea, while the other three were about as large as a 

 millet seed. All of them were full of pultaceous matter. 

 lien .-—In this case there was partial paralysis but no 

 epilepsy. After being killed with chloroform she also 

 was found to be well nourished. Over the right ear 

 there was a circular patch of bone, nearly a quarter of 

 an inch in diameter, quite bare of skin and shewing 

 some thickening. On separating the skin from the edge 

 the v/hole of the integuments covering the crown and 

 occipital region were fouud to be separated from the skull 

 by a layer of effused blood undergoing disintegration. 

 The brain was congested. The internal organs were 

 healthy. This condition evidently resulted from an injury 

 in the first place. 



GOULDIAN Finch. (Mrs. Gorter). A typical case of septic 

 disease in a newly imported bird, the abdominal organs 

 and lungs being affected alike. 



W. Geo. CresweIvI.. 



Sbovt motc6, ant) Xettere to tbe EMtor. 



EGG FOOD FOR NESTLINGS. 



Sir,— An esteemed and valued correspondent of mine, (a 

 member of the F. B. C), writes me that while he has never 

 lost one old bird out of the great many he keeps since giving 

 up egg food nearly a year ago, (whereas to my knowledge 

 his previous losses had not been inconsiderable), he has not 

 succeeded so far in rearing any youngsters on a diet of seeds, 

 green stuff and breadcrumbs. He says that with four nests, 

 which he has tried the diet on, the young have thrived well 

 for about a week but that after that they went back and did 

 not feather properly, dying at from lo to 14 days. He says that 

 he is driven therefore to the conclusion that the purely seed 

 diet is not sufficiently nourishing for the young birds, and 

 goes ou to ask me for my own experience and that of my 

 friends. Since the question and its answer are of public 

 interest I therefore address you. 



