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named E. laterita, must also be regarded as a mere 

 variation from the normal type (<?). 



Egg : Chalky white, with but little gloss ; surface 

 rough ; in shape, a rather obtuse ovate ; length -59 in., 

 breadth, •45 in. 



p06t riDortem TReports, 



{Vide Rules). 



Hawfinch, hen. (Dr. Geo. Master). There was a ruptured 

 ovum lying just outside and below the internal mouth of 

 the oviduct. Another, in an equally advanced stage of 

 development, was about engaging the orifice. There was a 

 considerable amount of circumjacent inflammation. 



Canary, hen. (Mrs. McAdam). This bird, which had been 

 unwell ever since its purchase last September, was sent to 

 me alive, since it neither built nor paired. After keeping 

 it a few days I killed it with chloroform. It had chronic 

 congestion of the liver and intestines, and had been much 

 overfed for it to have got into this condition. So called 

 "building up" often means pulling down. 



Canary, cock. (Mrs. McAdam) The syrinx (voice organ) and 

 the thoracic air sacs were inflamed and contained an 

 extensive deposit of thick, creamy, purulent fluid, which 

 on examination was seen to consist largel}' of diplococci 

 and tetrads. The condition was analogous to empyema or 

 purulent pleurisy in humans. The feeding had nothing to 

 do with the case. 



Hawfinch, cock. (Dr. Geo. Master), The convulsions were 

 due to a general infection by septic organisms, in which the 

 kidneys participated. 



Yei^low Wagtail, cock. (W. Geo. Creswell). Sent from 

 dealer, and died the next night. (A Thrush sent the same 

 time had died within a few hours of delivery, and was 

 promptly returned). The cause of death was septicaemia. 

 Both these birds were very emaciated, so the dealer ought 

 to have known that they were not well. 



{e) mengUn^s E. lateriia is in the Catalogue of the British 

 Museum considered a synonym of L. rujopicta. 



