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Baya Weaver. (Mr. Swan). At the time of purchase four 

 days before death was apparently well. The body was well 

 nourished; the intestines shewed a condition of enteritis 

 of septic origin. 



Budgerigar, cock. (]\rr. Mathias). The intestines and spleen 

 were much congested and shewed septic bacilli. A vessel 

 was ruptured in the brain. 



SlivVERBir,!., cock. (Mr. Fillmer). All the internal organs 

 were congested, the intestines being olive coloured. Micro- 

 scopically the intestines shewed that the enteritis was 

 septic. 



AVADAVAT, hen. (Mr. Dart). Egg binding was the cause of 

 death. 



Chicken. (Mr. Fillmer). The liver was very congested, and 

 one of the large vessels in it was ruptured. The intestines 

 were also congested, and the peritoneum thickened. The 

 posterior edge of the left lung shewed a large patch of grey 

 infiltration containing a pysemic abscess. Microscopically 

 the liver, intestines, and lung all contained septic 

 organisms. 



Spermophila. (Mr. F'illmer). This bird, just bought from a 

 dealer, died on day of arrival. It presented in every 

 respect the tpyical appearance of what among Fowl, 

 Rabbit, and Cage-bird Fanciers is always mistaken for 

 tuberculosis, i.e. it died of acute and virulent septicaemia, 

 or septic fever. 



Canary, hen. (Miss Nicholson). This bird died of pneumo- 

 nia. At some time or other she had evidently had septi- 

 caemia from which she had recovered. 



COCKATEEI,, hen. (Mr. Slatter). Enteritis, or inflammation 

 of the bowels was the cause of death. The treatment 

 adopted was quite useless, especialh- the outward appli- 

 cation of castor oil. 



Canary. (INIrs. Butler). Acute epidemic septicaemia or septic 

 fever was the cause of death. 



Dwarf Finch, hen. (Mr. Fillmer). All the abdominal organs 

 were much inflamed, or rather congested. The immediate 

 cause of death was enteritis of septic origin. I am inclined 

 to think it had been ill a week or two but of this I cannot 

 be sure. 



