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Post Mortem Examinations.



THE SOCIETY’S MEDAL.


The Society’s Medal has been awarded to Miss R. Alderson, for

having bred the White-winged Zenaida Dove, Melopelia leucoptera ; to the

Rev. C. D. Farrar, for having bred the American Cat-bird, Galeoscoptes

carolinensis ; and to Mr. Phillipps,* for having bred the Australian Waxbill,

sEgintha temporalis, and the Blue Wren, Malurus cyaneus.



POST MORTEM EXAMINATIONS.



RULES.


Each bird must be forwarded, as soon after deatli as possible, carefully packed and postage

paid, direct to Mr. Arthur Gn.r.. M.K.C.V.S., Veterinary Establishment, Bexley Heath,

Kent, and must he accompanied by a letter containing the fullest particulars of

the case.


If a reply by post (in addition to any Report that may appear in the Magazine) be required,

a stamped and addressed envelope must likewise be sent.



Hen Canary and Green Avadavat. (Mr. Rycroft). [Both died of

concussion of the brain ; possibly frightened during the night, and

flying about in the dark came in contact with some hard substance].


Zebra Waxbill, Green vSinging Finch, and Common Avadavat.

(Mr. Rycroft). [Enteritis (of a contagious nature I am afraid) was

cause of death of all three].


White Java Sparrow and two Budgerigars. (Rev. T. Lewis). [Java

Sparrow died from crop binding. Budgerigars died, one of apoplexy, and

the other of inflammation of bow'els. I do not suspect poisoning in

these or your other birds, and if I did I could not tell you positively'

what poison w T as present without a proper analysis, which I cannot do

for you].


Two Zebra Doves. (Mr. Burgess). Found dead. [Exhaustion w'as

the cause of death : not a grain of food to be found in either].



Cock and hen Pintail Nonpareils. (Mr. Burgess). Both birds were

apparently well in the evening, and were found dead next morning.

[Cause of death in each case was concussion of the brain].



Cock Siberian Goldfinch. (Mr. Alston). In perfect health one day';

found dead the next. [Apoplexy was cause of death].



* Neither accepted.—R. P.



