CONTENTS. 



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The Laughing Jackass By Lieut. F. Dawson-Smith. 



Breeding of Hybrid Cockatoo By Mrs. M. A. Lee. 



The Nesting of the Brambling By R. Suggitt. 



Whydahs By Dr. E. Hopkinson, D.S.O. 



Breeding of Hybrid Chestnut-breasted Finch x Silverbill ... By 

 Herbert E. Bright. 



Breeding of Hybrid Magpie Mannikin x Silver bill... By Herbert 

 E. Bright. 



Weavers By W. Shore Baily. 



Breeding of Hybrid Finches Miss E. Lucas. 



A Cruise on the S.Y. " Vectis." By W. Shore Baily. 



The Birds of British Guiana ... By Chas. Dawson, S.J., M.A., 



(Oxon). 

 Correspondence : — Rearing of Blue-winged Grass Parrakeets. 

 Inset. 



POST MORTEM REPORTS. 



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The conditions upon which these will be made by Mr. HY. GRAY, 

 M.R.C.V.S., 23, Upper Phillimore Place, Kensington, London, W., are as 

 follows : — 



(1) The birds must be sent immediately after death. 



(2) They must be packed in a box. 



(3) The Letter accompanying them must not be placed in the box 

 along with the birds. 



(N.B, — rfnless the above conditions are complied with the packages 

 will be destroyed without examination). 



(4) The letter must detail as far as possible all particulars as to — 



(a) Date of death. 



(b) Length of illness. 



(c) Symptoms of iUness. 



(d) Lodgement and feeding of birds, and 



(e) Especially as to wnether 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 whatever will a report be 

 sent by post unless a fee of 28. 6d. accompanies the letter and bird. Pres- 

 sure of work compels Mr. Gray to make this an invariable rule, and it 

 applies to all Members, whether they are personally acquainted with him 

 or not. 



