POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS. 



The conditions upon which these will l)e made by Dr. 

 CresweM/, Edeu Lodge, Kingston-on-Thames, are as follows: 



(i) The birds must be sent iMMEDiATEr.v after deatli. 



(2) Tlie\' must be packed in a box. 



(3) T lie letter accompanying them mnst not be placed in 

 the box along ivith the birds. 



Unless the above conditions are complied uilli the 



(N.B. 



package will be destroyed withont examination). 



(4) The letter must detail as far as possible -aW parliculais 



as to (a) date of death, 



{b) length of illne.ss, 



(c) symptoms of illness, 



(d) lodgement and feeding of biids, and 



(e) especially as to whether egg food or inga seed 



has been given. 



(5) The work will be done gratuitously, and a report 



published in " Bird Notes," but under no circumstances 

 luhatever ivill either advice or report be sent by post 

 unless a fee op 2/6 accompanies the letter and bird. 

 Pressure of work compels Dr. Creswell to make this 

 an invariable rule, and it applies to all members 

 whether they are personally acquainted with him or 

 not. 



