species, the pluiiiage, the eggs, the cost ; but so little 

 of the song. The highest of the birds' faculties 

 seems overlooked by us, probabl}^ because we have 

 never taken the trouble to try to understand. " It 

 has a sweet little song"; "Its voice is harsh and 

 monotonous": that is all we read about the birds' 

 endeavour to speak to us. Do we not judge a man as 

 much by his manner of speech as by the clothes he 

 wears? However, there are new advances in every 

 art, and doubtless w'e shall some day be able to 

 understand better and appreciate more what the birds 

 are saying to us. 



vShptimus Perkins. 



poet noortem lRcpoit£5. 



[Vide Rules). 



Spermophila (grisea?), hen. (Mr. l-*illiiier). The hnigs 

 Avere a little redder than is usual, and the kidneys were 

 congested. It is quite possible that this particular bird was 

 susceptible to cold, though I myself kept a S. plmnbea in a 

 partialh' roofless aviary out of doors all through the winter 

 of 1901-2. 



Nonpareil, cock. (Mr. Wheeler). Pneumonia caused death. 

 The ant cocoons certainly had nothing to do with this. I 

 am glad to hear that the Virginian Cardinal has improved. 



Diamond vSparro\v% hen. (Mr. Porteous). Injuries to head 

 were the cause of death. The previous restlessness was 

 probably due to the cause snggested. 



Canary, hybrid. (Mr. North). This bird presented general 

 appearances somewhat pointing to septic poisoning, but, 

 since some time had elapsed between death and my 

 examination, it was impossible to be guided by these, 

 becanse under such circuuistances even a microscopical 

 examination would have been inconclusive. The tumour 

 involving the humerus and the adjacent region of the 

 pectoral muscle bore no appearance of being "cancer," 

 On section it showed macroscopical indications of being 

 due to septic deposit only. The microscopical examina- 

 tion of it is not yet complete. 



