rosi Morlc}}} Rrporfs. 125 



NO PINK BIRDS. 



;?ii\- \\'illi rvguid (o Mr^. Haitloy's remarks on tfiL' rarity of 

 l>iiik l)ii-ds, is not tlie Rosy Pastor in Indki i)iiik in paiLs ? 

 \\\vdi about the Desert Ti-umpeter Bullfiaeh? I liavi." heard of a 

 beautiful pink -breasted Kobin or Chat whieli iiiliabits New Zealand 

 and is unknown to avienllure. These arc all thai (in in- to me, .ind 

 certainly they are not a great number. 



(Miss) ETHEL F. CHAWNF'R. 



Sir,- Re Pink Piids, do not the following species come under 

 this designation? Salmon -crested and Leadbeater's Cockatoos; Rosy- 

 fa.eied Lovebird; Rosy Pastor; Roseate Spoonbill and Tern; Flam- 

 ingo, Pine Grosbeak; Linnet; Mealy and Lesser Redpolls. 



.1. WEIR. 



Post Mortem Reports. 



See Rules on page iii. of cover. 



Red-Rump Parrakket (cT). (B. Hamilton Seott, Ipswich). 

 The lungs were extensively inflamed. I should say the bird was four 

 or five years of age. 



Pekin Robin (9). (Mrs. N. Storey, Cheshire). The cause 

 of death was pneumo-enteritis. 



Crimson Finch. (Geo. Scott Freeland, Tonbridge). Cause 

 of death, pneumonia. 



Hayes Partridge (cf). (W. A. Bainbridge, Surrey). The 

 cause of death vms pericarditis, no doubt due to rheumatism, whicii 

 you noticed during the bird's life-time. Thanks for your kindly 

 expression but am afraid I shall not be able to attend. 



Cutthroat. (Philip Gosse, Beaulieu, Hants.) Death due to 

 the so-called egg-binding. The Zebra-finch's trouble was pneu- 



monia. T\\Q changeable and chilly weather is very trying. 



Yellow Budgerigar (F. W. Bull, Sutton, Surrey). Was 

 too fat. The liver was extensively infiltrated with fat. The other 

 bird died from pneumonia. 



Yellow Haxgnkst. (Wm. Shore Baily, Westbury). The 

 cause of death was enteritis. The paralysis of the legs is fre([uently 

 associated with several bird diseases. 



Black-headed Sugarbird 9- (M^ss E. P. Chawner, Lynd- 

 hurst). The cause of death was pneumonia. 



Grey ^VAXBILL. (A. S. Eccles, Ditton Hill, Surrey). Cause 

 of deatli pneumonia. 



