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Post Mortem Examinations.



Budgerigar. (The Hon. Lilia de Yarburgli Bateson). Seemed quite well

until a week ago, when it slept a great deal and ate very little. I tried

Parrish’s Food in the water. _ [Your bird had a fit at first, there being

an old blood - clot on the brain : it had another one much more

extensive, which proved fatal. It was very fat. Many of the Parrakeet

tribe die in fits when they do not have much exercise, and Budgerigars

are by no means exceptions to the rule].



PintaieED Nonpareie. (Mr. G. C. Porter). [Pneumonia].



Beack-headed Gouedian, hen. (The Hon. Mrs. Carpenter). Purchased

a week ago; never looked very lively ; got gradually worse. [Cause

of death was concussion of the brain, caused probably during transit

to you].



Beue Robin, hen. (Mr. Mathias). [Bird died of apoplexy].



Lavender Finch. (Miss Jardine). [Apoplexy. There was a large clot

of blood on the brain].



Cutthroat and Goedfinch. (Miss Alderson). [Both died of con¬

cussion of the brain by direct injury to the skull. Either the Senegal

Parrot or the Russ’s Weaver might be the culprit].



Parson Finch and Cutthroat. (Rev. R. H. Wilmot). Parson Finch I

only had a week ; the day she died she seemed sleepy. [Enteritis was

cause of death. Cutthroat: inflammation of oviduct, due to retention

of broken egg].



RoSEEEA Parrakeet. (Captain G. Rice). Appeared quite healthy just

before it was found dead. [Apoplexy was cause of death].



Grey Waxbiee and Bronze Mannikin. (Lady Carnegie). [Both birds

died of pneumonia].



Arthur Giee.



