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Canary, young. (Mr. Tvveedj. Died " after 24 hoiirs illness," 

 no symptoms being given. The abdominal organs were 

 much congested. 



Green AvadavaT. (Mr. Dart). The day before its death this 

 bird was sent by a dealer. The cause of death was 



infectious enteritis. 



Magpie Mannikin. (Mr. Dart). Part of the same consign- 

 ment as the last bird : very ill on arrival, and died the next 

 da}-. All the internal abdominal organs were intensely 

 congested, and the intestines and spleen contained great 

 numbers of septic organisms. 



Goui^dian Finch, Bengai.i, Grey Waxbii.i,. (Mr. Hollins). 

 Your letter, dated July 22, bore despatch postmark of July 

 23, and stated that these birds had been found dead on the 

 morning of the 21st, the day previous to the day of writing. 

 Unless members conform to my conditions I cannot 

 examine their birds: it is impossible to do so when 

 decomposition has begun. 



Pekin Robin and Canary. (Mr. Bide). Your birds were 

 too decomposed for examination. 



Gold Sparrow. (I\Irs. Gorter). This pretty little bird 

 was decomposing and was therefore not available for 

 examination. 



Toucan, cock. (I\Ir. Chas. Lloyd). Very few particulars given. 

 Will lu}' fellow members please realise the importance of 

 the conditions attached to the performance of my friendly 

 services on their behalf.^ The cause of death was 

 septicaemia, in which disease fits sometimes occur. I 

 sympathise with 3'ou in the loss of so fine a bird as this, 

 and shall feel obliged if \'ou will tell me what it was fed 

 on. 



Canary, cock. (Mr. Tweed). INIarkedly anaemic, but the 

 immediate cause of death was septic poisoning. It had 

 been suffering from this for some time. 



Pekin Robins. (The Lady Dunleath). Unfortunately all 

 these birds were in a condition on arrival which precluded 

 any information as to the cause of their death being 

 obtained. Decomposition after death from disease pro- 

 ceeds with great rapidity, especially in hot weather, and 

 when post mortem changes are evident nothing of value 

 can be learnt. 



