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Post Mortem Examinations.



Carolina Drake. (Mrs. Stauyforth). [Congestion of the lungs was the

cause of death].


Green AvadavaT. (Mr. M. E. Rycroft). Found dead ; for some time the

bird had not flown, but seemed in perfect health. [Apoplexy was the

cause of death]. _


Madagascar Lovebird. (Mr. C. Dell). Found on ground unable to fly;

wing injured and bleeding slightly; lingered until the following day.

[Enteritis—inflammation of bowels—was cause of death].



WHITE Turkey. (Lady Lilford). Ill about four days; fed on Spratt’s

meal, wheat, maize, and barley. Five others have died in a similar

way. [Extensive tubercular disease of liver and mesenteric glands.

Should strongly advise complete change of stock].



Peacock. (Rev. T. C. Lewis). Found dead in the grounds, the body still

warm. [Bird was having a rather hard moult. Cause of death was

acute inflammation of the bowels].



Yeeeow-fronted Amazon Parrot. (Mr. F. C. Thorpe). Has been

mopey for some time, sometimes better then worse ; all at once it lost

its voice, gradually getting weaker until it died. [Your bird was

suffering from fatty degeneration of the liver. In all probability chill,

with extra strain of a difficult moult, hurried on the fatal termination;

but without these factors, she could not have lived much longer, as the

disease was much advanced]. _


Cordon Beeu, Cock. (Mrs. Howard Williams). Found dead. [Concussion

of brain, caused by an injury to the side of the head, was the cause of

death].


Parson Finch. (Mr. Dell). Found dead. [Concussion of brain was the

cause of death. Probably frightened by mice, as you suggest, and

during flight came in contact with something hard].



Budgerigar. (Mr. Dell). Found dead in morning after a heavy nights

rain. [Bird died of concussion of brain. No doubt disturbed during

night. These birds are very wild when frightened in the dark].



Pectorae Finch. (Mr. Mathias). No particulars. [Bird died of acute

inflammation of liver and jaundice].



Java Sparrow. (Mr. Porter). Found on aviary floor, and died a few

minutes after. [An apoplectic fit, with extravasation of blood on the

brain, killed the bird]. _


Pekin Robin. (Mr. Mathias). Found dead. [Acute inflammation of the

bowels caused death].



