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JAN. 15th, 1909. 



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NOTICES TO MEMBERS. 



IMPORTANT. Annual Election of Council — Voting papers are 

 distributed with this issue; it is specially urged that each member will 

 record their vote and send same to the Scrutineer not later than Jan. 25th. 



The next issue will complete the volume, it will probably be a little 

 late owing to the preparation of indices. May I also at this time remind 

 members, that the amount asked for on behalf of the illustration fund has 

 not yet been reached, and urge that all will send something, as I am sure 

 all must agree that the volume completed is worth much more than the 

 amount of the annual subscription, and also that the three members who 

 have guaranteed any possible deficit of not more than ^5 each, may be 

 called upon to find as little as possible. 



I would draw attention to the fact that the I,. P. O. S. Show is the 

 Society's Jubilee — the classification is ample and the prize-money is 

 increased ; may I be permitted to urge that our members send a good entry, 

 and also remind them that entries definitely close on January 23rd. 



Several cases of Dec. issue going astray in post have occurred ; the 



publishers are in communication with the post office on the subject, and 



the missing copies if not already to hand, will be put through at once. 



Wkslky T. Pagk, 



Hon, Editorial Secretary. 



POST MORTEM REPORTS {continued). 



Canary. (J. D.) Acute Enteritis. The kidneys were in a gelatinous con- 

 dition. 



Young Gouldian Finch. (Mrs. T,. T. Hetley). Cause of death, haeminorr- 

 hagic enteritis and jaundice. It is A .septicaemia, having its localization 

 in the intestine. The "fits" or convulsions are often symptomatic. of 

 blood infection which may or may not be of the contagious type. Very 

 often the loss of power in the limbs is due to want of exercise of the 

 wings, and thus the airsacs which communicate with the lungs on 

 the one hand, and many of the bones on the other, do not come into 

 play to carry out their functions properly. I have unwittingly in- 

 duced this in young Budgerigars by clipping their wings as soon as they 

 have left the nest, which almost brings on loss of power in the legs, the 

 posterior surface of the tarso-metatarsi resting on the ground. Vichy 

 water may be tried mixed with equal parts of plain water and used in- 

 stead of the ordinary drinking water. 



Henry Gray, M.R.C.V.S. 



