injected under the skin of the wing in the morning and the birds' tempera- 

 tures taken every hour. Should there be a rise above 108 '^F the birds show- 

 ing such should be destroyed. There are other methods of u.sing the tuber- 

 culin such as dropping one or two drops of it into the conjunctival sac of the 

 eye, on a scratched surface on the skin, or injected into the thickness of the 

 skin, when, if tuberculosis is present in the system there is a reddening and 

 thickening with perhaps a discharge from the inoculated part Such methods 

 however, are unreliable and therefore the subcutaneous method is preferable. 

 A local veterinary surgeon having experience of testing cows with tuberculin 

 could carry out this testing for you. Other tuberculiform or nodular diseases 

 of birds having a similar naked eye appearance to tuberculosis are aspergillo- 

 sis, the chronic form of avian cholera, streptobacillosis or pseudo-tuberculo- 

 sis, etc. It would be more economical to destroy the lot, disinfect, remove 

 earth, etc., and leave the aviaries empty for a few months and then start 

 afresh with healthy stock. The infection is taken in with the food, which 

 no doubt gets contaminated with the faeces of infected birds. Although the 

 gallinacese generally contract the avian type of tuberculosis, it is quite possi- 

 ble for them to develop the disease from human beings, pigs, etc. 



GuEEN SiNciiNG Finch. (Geo. Scott Freeland. Tonbridge). Cause of 

 death, pneumonia. Blue Sugak-hihd. Cause of death, pneumonia. 



Ansicered by jjo.s^ —Frank Johnson, Lady Kathleen Pilkington, Hubert 

 D. Astley, W. A. Bainbridge. 



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



Notices to Members. 



Unpaid Subsckiptioks: There are still a fair number out- 

 standing. Will those who hi'therto have overlooked the matter, kindly 

 remit at once, this being necessary for the facile working of the 

 club business. 



Thr Magazine: Copy is needed to keep our contents varied, 

 also donations to IIlus,tration Fund if our usual number of half- 

 tone and other illus(trations are to be maintained. 



The recent L.P.O.S. Show praclica;iy ends the Show Season, 

 and we trust members will not fail to send in copy of the doings 

 of theii' birds now that the more purely avicultural portion of the 

 year is upon us; and to this end we urge every member to keep 

 an Aviary Log Book, and to send in their records from time to time. 

 Articles are specially requested upon the following subjects: Breeding 

 ing Records (all species) — British Birds — Aviary Episodes in General — 

 Feeding and Treatment of Birds. Parrots, Parrakeets, Lories, and^ 

 Lorikeets (articles are specially requested upon this group) there are 

 several members who specialize with the PSlTTACI who have not 

 contributed to our pages. 



New Membeks: We once more bring this matter before our 

 members — will all, or as many as possible, kindly make an effort 

 to introduce one or more during the present year — we oug'ht to soon 



