(2) The birds must be sent direct to me in some sort of box, 

 and carriage paid. Bacteriological examination is lengthy 

 and expensive, and T must at least be put to no extra and 

 avoidable expense by the members. 



(3) Each body must be accompanied b}' as many details as 

 possible as to (a) length of illness, {d) symptoms of illness, 

 and (c) particulars as to lodgement and feeding, especially 

 noting whether inga seed and egg food have been given. 



(4) I will do the work gratuitously unless a lelier of report or 

 advice is wished for. In this case a fee of 2s. 6d. must be 

 sent. In all cases my report will be published in " Bird 

 Notes," whether or not one has been privately sent to the 



°^"^^- W. Geo. Creswex.!,, M.D., F.Z.S. 



CASES FOR BINDING VOL. I. OF '' BIRD NOTES" 



These are now ready, and can be obtained from Mr. J. A. 

 vSwan, 87, Lower Kennington Lane, S.K., price is. 2d. post 

 free. Mr. Swan will also undertake to get the parts bound 

 and return the book post free for an inclusive charge of 2S. id. 

 A remittance must in every case accompany the order, and if 

 the parts are forwarded they must, of course, be sent post free. 

 When only a case is ordered, it should be stated whether the 

 five parts of '"Foreign Bird Notes" are to be bound up with 

 "Bird Notes" proper. 



%* Those members who promised to take cases are requested 

 to communicate with Mr. Swan again, stating which size case 

 they require — and forwarding the parts if they wish Mr. Swan 

 to undertake the binding. 



BOUND COPIES OF VOL. I 



These can now be obtained from Mr. Fillmer, price 10 6 

 to members, 15/- to non-members, (post free). 



THE FOREIGN BIRD MARKET. 



The cliatge is one pemiy for every four words, iiicliuling address. AH 

 advertisements must he pre-paid, and reach the Editorial Secretary of tlie 

 H. B. C. by the loth of the month. 



Four Abrahams' patent seed cabinets, four holes each, with 

 partition to take two kinds of seed, Parrakeet size, zinc, 

 5 - each or 176 the lot. 



NiCHOi..\.s O'Rkili.y, Royal Crescent, Ramsgate, Kent. 



