post riDortem IReports. 



{i'ide Rules). 



PEKIN Robin, hen. (Mr. Howe). Congestion of the liver 

 was very marked, bnt there was no septic disease. These 

 birds are somewhat glnttonous, and the diet of hemp seed 

 iipon which this one had been fed was certainly not the best 

 thing for it. Kqnal qnantities of dried flies, ants' eggs, 

 and nnsweetened biscuit, slightly moistened with water, is 

 the best food for them. In addition they ma}' have access 

 to canary or millet seed. 



Parson Finch, Goui^dian Finch, and LoNG-'rAii<KD Grass- 

 finch. (Mr. Tanner). These three birds all shewed the 

 usual signs of septic enteritis, and two of them also had 

 slight pneumonia in connection with it. 



WooDi.ARK. (The Hon. M. C. Hawke). Enteritis was the 

 cause of death. In answer to queries : — my Virginian 

 Cardinal eats the soft food mentioned above (under heading 

 of Pekin Robin) in addition to his seeds. I should strongly 

 recommend the discontinuance of the egg food. The 

 aviary arrangements mentioned seem very good. I 

 am of opinion that the site of the pheasantry should 

 be changed, so as to get an entirely fresh soil surface. 

 F'or egg binding, give one drop of chlorodyue in the 

 beak with a camel hair brush, smear the vent with a 

 paste composed of nearly equal parts of extract of bella- 

 donna and glycerine, afterwards applying hot fomentations 

 to the same part for perhaps lo or 15 minutes. Then wrap 

 the bird up in warm flannel and put in a warm place. 

 This is Dr. Clarke's old remedy and is very effectual in 

 giving relief. The proposed cross between the Pekin and 

 the Blue Robin is chimerical. 



GouivDiAN Finch. (Madame Gorter). Apoplexy was the 

 cause of death. 



Gour.DiAN Finch. (Mr. Chaplin). This bird died of 

 pneumonia and enteritis. Its illness was not due to eating 

 wet chickweed. The person who first started that now 

 popular mare's nest ought to have been a little better 

 informed as to his science. The Bachelor in Arcady — who 

 ought to rejoice with exceeding great joy that one of 

 Moliere's celebrated dicta is only honoured in the breach — 

 tells us that theories ate absurd. This one certainly is. 

 Verbnm sat sapieiiti. 



