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ILiwfiiichcs. and a IJcd-hi'castcd :\rai-slid)ir(l. 



Mr. Kr..sli(d< liad oiK .i;«'(.d siuH-iincns cf : i:.'d-niii:|)rd 

 I'anakrrts. \Mrwiniaii Cardinal, 'I'ri-cdldnrcd 'I'anauci-. and an cx- 

 i|uisi((' limiting (Mssa. 



Tlu'i-e wri'c a ni.ndxT of otlicr ht'auiil'ul cxluhiis hy (uir 

 nicndxTH and otIuTS :— lJcd-r(,|laivd Wliydali, IJcd-napcd L,„-i- 

 kfct, I Jai-ra band's, Kin« and Criinsoii-wing Parrakeets, J^cadUcatci- 

 Cockatoo, Ued-vented i'aiTot, l^lack-headed Siskins, IJainliow 

 Bunting, Cape Sparrow, Cuban Trogon, Glossy Starlings, and many 

 others — a feasi of beauty f()r all. 



We noticed the absence of the names of many well known 

 exliil)itors from the catalogue, such as the Hon. Mrs. Pxjurkc, C. T. 

 Maxwell, S. M. Townsend (owing to indisposition), F. Howe, R. 

 Watts, and others. 



The Foreign Section, though smaller numerically tlian uSu- 

 al, containfd many beautiful and rare birds, some of greai interest 

 and won much admiration and enquii-y from the visiting public, 

 while the catalogue values were a source of wonder -o some and 

 amusement to others. 



Tlie date of the show comes too near our date of publication 

 to permit a full report in this issue, but in March issue I hope to 

 give a few notes of the rare species and a list of prize winners. 

 To be Continued. 



Post Mortem Reports 



See Rules on page iii. of cover. 



liLUE Cuban Finch. (W. Shore Baily, Westbury, Wilts.^ Post 

 iiiortL'm examination showed a thin breast and an enlarged rather pendulous 

 abdomen. There was peritonitis, the exudate of which had glued all the 

 coils of the bowels together. The liver was enlarged, blackish and friable. 

 Tlie lungs were inflamed. 



3 CoKDON-HLEUS. (The Hon. Mary C. Hawke, Tadcaster). There 

 was ])neumonia in every instance. It is frequently set up by a change of 

 locality or surroundings. A strange place often weakens the resistance of 

 the sj'stem and renders birds liable to develop pneumonia. 



Lavenueh P'lNCH. (Capt. J. S. Reeve, Lincoln). Two poxt cards 

 not answered 



Bi..\CKCAP ( <f ). (G. Scott Freeland, Tonbridge.) The bird was ex- 

 cessively fat ; all the organs such as liver, heart, etc., were infiltrated with fat 



GoUEDiAN Finch ( i ). (Capt. J. S. Reeve, Lincoln). The cause of 

 death was pneumonia. 



