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Further 

 Treatment. 



j'oung birds have been saved where it 

 has been adopted. 



If any young birds in the flight or aviary 

 go wrong the}^ should at onee be removed 

 to a cage by themselves, 

 and ])iit on bread and milk 

 entirely IV)r three or four 

 days ; no otiicr food or seed should be 

 given, but a suliicient supply of the bread 

 should, of course, be allowed for the dail}- 

 consumption. It should be made fresh 

 each morning. In very severe cases we 

 have found one drop of syrup of buckthorn, 

 given direct into the beak, and five drojis 

 of tincture of gentian, added to two ounces 



of drinking water fresh daily, in addition to 

 the bread and milk diet, assist in a wonderful 

 way to bring the patient back to good 

 health. The bird can then be gradually 

 put on to the usual diet again. If the 

 weather is cold and chilly, the removal of 

 such birds to a warm room has a most 

 beneficial effect. 



As a general precautionary measure we 

 may say that, in our opinion, the prin- 

 cipal ailments of young birds arise from 

 derangement of the digestive organs and 

 inflammation, and that is our reason for 

 emphasising the need of careful attention 

 to tlieir dieting. 



A LOOK ROUND. 



An Interesting Fhotograph of a Hami-rcarCLi Tlirush by Mr. J. Bti/^hty, 0/ Clapham. 



