272 THE GROUSE IN HEALTH AND IN DISEASE 



occasion a brood of six young pheasants (four weeks old) were 

 in a very bad state owing to Coccidiosis ; but all recovered 

 after the administration of 10 grains of catechu per gallon of 

 water for ten days. 



Recently in an epizootic among fowls at Cambridge, in which 

 some seventy fowls were given catechu, all recovered. But a 

 curious reflex occurred, for an outbreak of Coccidiosis occurred 

 among a number of pigeons that used to come to the poultry 

 run for grain. As the pigeons in question were of some value, 

 they, too, were confined in an aviary and treated with a 

 solution of catechu containing 10 grains per gallon. Twenty 

 recovered out of twenty-one treated, one bird being accidentally 

 killed. 



A recent case of Coccidiosis is that of two canaries. Five 

 birds out of an aviary of seven had already died, and the others 

 were very sickly. Catechu in a dose of 5 grains per gallon 

 was given them. After a week the two treated birds showed 

 no oocysts in their faeces, and had recovered their song. 



Some ailing Grouse of varying ages, reared in captivity at 

 Frimley, were given catechu in their drinking water. All 

 showed marked improvement in a short space of time. 



