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them with tincture of iodine daily and give 5 grains of Iodide of 

 Potassium and 30 grains sulphate of magnesia in two ounces of 

 drinking water. Of course, a bird undergoing this treatment would 

 hav(i to be caged and no plain water given until the bird had 

 finishea up the medicated water. 



Violet Tanager (cf). (Thos. G. Nicalson). The bird died 

 from pneumonia. His testicles were enlarged, indicating that the 

 sexual function was becoming active, when a bird is more pre- 

 disposed to develop a disease of such as this one died. In some 

 species the males are more susceptible, in others the females. 

 I do not believe egg-food wlien fresh is injuinous to birds; nor 

 does it cause bird-fever of which your bird did not suO'er. There 

 are a great number of diseases. Bird-fever is only one; it some- 

 what resembles acute tuberculosis of the liver and spleen, which 

 is a comparatively rare disease in birds. 



Greex BrDGEKiGAK (cf) . D. Croisdale Kirk, Cardiff. The 

 cause of death was hcemorrhage under the cranium. 



St. Helena Waxhill (cf). (Capt. Sherard Reeves, Lin- 

 coln). The bird was in a good condition, but death was due to 

 pneumonia affecting lioth lungs. It is dilTicult to prevent this 

 malady although a bird may be bred in our climatu. It is a very 

 common disease in our native birds, when kept in confinement, 

 especially out of doors. 



W. R. Temple, Bucks. Although draughts are a common 

 cause of pneumonia, this disease may arise from changeable 

 weather, even though a bird may be kept in a temperature of 60 deg. 

 to 65 deg. Easterly on north-easterly winds or dam]-) chilly weather 

 are a fruitful predisposing factor in the causation of pneumonia. 



Philii' Gosse, M.R.C.S., Hants. No birds have arrived. 



Answered by Post; A. Sutcliffe (2), Mrs. Turner Turner, H. 

 T^lllford, W. R. Temple, H. L. Sich. 



Erratum — Re report on Superb Tanager (Mrs. Easton Scott) 

 "malute" should read malate. H. GRAY, M.R.C.Y.S. 



A CONSIGNMENT OF RARE INDIAN BIRDS. 



Just on . going to press, I was privileged to see about 30 

 birds, which landed on April 12th last, but for the gale and bliz- 

 zard which raged during the last few days of the voyage the con- 

 signment would havei been an unique one. The birds consist Of 

 Giant Barbets (M. marsJiallorum), Blu,e-cheeked Barbet, Crested Black 

 Tits, Grey-headed Ouzels, Black Bulbul, Streaked Laughing Thrushjes, 

 T^lue-fronted Redstart, Dyhal, Orange-headed Ground Thrushies, and 

 Rosefinches, and White-eyes (Z. palpebrosa). Seventy bodies were 

 thrown overboard between Gibraltar and the mouth of th(e Thames, 

 consisting of Sunbirds, Flycatchers, Shamas, Green Bulbuls, Bush- 

 Chats, Robins, etc. Lieut. Kennedy certainly met with very laard 

 luck during the last stages of the voyage. A full account of the 

 consignment will appear in next issue. 



