16 PREFACE. 



treatment of the diseases incidental to 

 birds; but the fancier who has hitherto 

 seen his stock die off one by one, without 

 being able to alleviate their sufferings or 

 prevent their destruction, will be grateful 

 for the information conveyed. It is true, 

 we give no descriptions of post mortem 

 anatomical examinations, nor have we 

 records of the cases which we have ob- 

 served, being content that our readers 

 should take our ipse dixit for the facts we 

 state; but we have aimed to give informa- 

 tion fraught with common sense and to 

 the purpose. 



THE AUTHOR. 



