122 THE GROUSE IN HEALTH AND IN DISEASE 



FIG. 4. View of the right side of Fig. 3. 



owing to the fact that the Greyhen, in which it occurred, did 

 not die until some months after the accident. The exact 

 method of overriding and union of the broken bone in this 

 example is shown in Figs. 4 and 5 which give a view of the 

 breastbone from each 

 side. Both cases oc- 

 curred in a very curious 

 series of six deaths in 

 Blackgame which were 

 forwarded for examina- 

 tion as cases of "Grouse 

 Disease," all coming 

 from the same locality. 

 The facts were as 

 follows : 



(No. 1.) A Black- 

 cock, October 16th, 

 1907 ; weighing 45 ounces ; was found dying ; in excellent 

 condition. Had been feeding on corn. 



(No. 2.) A Greyhen, October 26th, 1907; found dying, thin, 



in poor condition, 

 dirty beneath, and 

 much bedraggled ; 

 had evidently been 

 squatting for a long 

 time on the ground, 

 unable to fly. This 

 bird was forwarded 

 by train for examina- 

 tion, and on arrival 

 was still living. She 

 was kept alive, feed- 

 ing freely on grapes, 

 until November 2nd, when she was killed with chloro- 

 form, as there appeared to be some internal damage with 

 a complete absence of any sign of disease. On post-mortem 



FIG. 5. View of the left side of Fig. 3. 



