24 Post Mortem Reports. 



Post-Mortem Reports. 



C"k()\vm I) Tanagik (C). (Lndy Katlil-cii I'ikiiKion, Wakefield). 

 I'hc cause ol death \va; acute fatty degeneration of tlie liver. 



Di,\MOM> Dovi. (Qj. (Miss Katherine V^'ehb. Cambridge). The 

 cause of d"ath wa^ acut" congestion of the oviduct. When the e birds arc 

 ill. keep them in a h'gh temperature of 80 degrees or ixiore and give ilieni 

 A pill of calomel, .', grain, .ind gre\- powder i gr.iin morning and evening. 



RiDivciD Lovi B Ri) (Q)- (Mrs. E. G. Davies, Warrington. Cau^c 

 ol death was enteritis. These birds require to be kept in an equable tem- 

 [leraturc during the chilly months of the year. They are very delicate. 



PiiEAiH) Finch ((^f). (Mrs. Hugc-s, B i>tol). Tl-.e c.iuse of death 

 was anaemia, resul iag from a diffic It mou't or rather the condi;i..yn giving 

 rise to a difficulty in moulting. Fit^ or convulsitms frequently end the life 

 of birds. Iron wine {viniini fcvri) on spongecake is the best tonic in 

 this complaint. Warmth of a hgh degree acts ve.y benefi( i;il'y . Forcing 



medicaments down the throat of small birds does more harm than good. 



MousrACHi: Pakrakiet. (Miss E. M. Baker, Swin'on, YorksV The 

 cause ot deatli was pneumonia, which often arises during a journey. 



Avada\at (cf). (G. E. Haggie). The cause of death was pneu- 

 monia which is the bane of bird-keeping. 



Goui.DiAN Finch CJ). (Mrs. A. Sorey, Cheshire). Thi cau.e of death 

 was pneumonia. The condition of the beak was due to the mang;-mite of birds, 

 the Sarcoptes minor, which is not rare in highly coloured plumage birds, 

 especially the Gouldian Finch. In poultry and game-birds, this paia i e cau es 

 "scaly-leg," which \i one of the Sarcoptic manges of birds. Painting on 

 the part, b y means of a fine camel-hair pencil, paraffin every third day 

 would cause the disease to disappear. 



Hanging Parrakhet {q^). ("B. T. Stewart, Radl t:. The cau.e of 

 death was enlargement of the liver. 



India Mvnah (cf)- (E. R. Phillips, Dublin). The cause of death 

 was chronic enteritis, no doubt due to the chilly dampness. 



Answcrtd by poit ■.—Lsidy Yule; Mrs. Burgees. 



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



