'd'M) Post Mortem Reports. 



plumage a^ far as the vent rich buff, the feathers of the back 

 of the neck, throat, and breast, much ehjngated and with/ the shafts 

 pale; vent, thighs, and imder tail-covei-ts white; whole upper jvlumage 

 (except the parts already described) the wing-coverts, tei-tiaries 

 (?), and secondaries grey, a few of the feathers of the back witii 

 buff shalt-streaks; primaries and primary -coverts black; the Former 

 tipped with grey; tail brown, broadly tipped witli white; tlu' middle 

 pair of feathers wholly greyish brown with black shafts." 

 Louglh 8.0 inches, tail 3. 



To he Continued. 



Post Mortem Reports. 



Vide T?nles. 



For repHes hy poxt, a fe& of 2s. Gd. mnH he sevi : this "'ale 

 icill nol. he hrolxen vnder any condition. 



Vost-Moricni Keportfi can 'only appear in next issue ivhoi hodies 

 ara received hy 'Mr. Gray prior to the 31st of any month. 



It irovld grcntty liclp me to eJncidate contagious diseases in 

 hirds if members 'of F.B.C. loere in sending me dead hirds to stale 

 the source they ohtained the hirds from a^nd when. The names of 

 the sellers womld he kept a secret. 



Ametiiyst-eumpicd Sunbied. (A. C. Young, Newcastle-on- 

 /Tyne). This bird was very much emaciated and died from the 

 effects of pneumonia. 



Cordon Bleu (cf). (John Sherard Beeves, Leadenliam, Ho., 

 Lincolnshire). Cause of death, pneumonia. 



CoKDON Bleu, (cf) (Mrs. Jack, Sidcup). Cause of death, 

 apoplexy. 



Waxbill. (J. Wallan, Alnwick). Cause of death, "fits." 



Waxbill. (Rev. J. A. T. L. Beazor, South Lines.) Cause 

 of death, jaundi"'e. Dan't expose such Irirds to drauglu in open 

 windov/. 



Waxbill. (Miss M. Greeven, Hyde Park, W.) Cause of 

 death, " fits." 



Paeson Finch. (Sydney Whitmore, Pemberton Ho., Doughty 

 Street, W.C.) Cause of death, pneumonia. 



Canary and Cut-tiiroat. (Lady Webster, Battle, Sussex). 

 Both birds died from pneumonia. 



Pexkant Pakrakeet (9;. (Wm. Shoi^ Baily, Westbury, 

 Y\iits.) The cause of death was pneumonia. The wing had been 

 fractured some time or the other. The joint w:is; ankylosed or 

 stifi'. 



Ansioered hy ])ost: — Eichard Bright, Lady Katlileen Pilkington, 

 L. L, Southcombe, H. Snarey. 



H. GRAY, M.R.C.V.S. 



