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which give a view of the breastbone from each side. Both cases occurred in a 

 Fracture of very curious series of six deaths in Blackgame which were forwarded 



sternum in . 



Biackgame. for examination as cases of " Grouse Disease," all coming from the 

 same locality. 



Fig. 3, No. 1232. The breastbone of a Greyhen fractured and reunited. 



The facts were as follows : 



(No. 1.) A Blackcock, October 16th, 1907: weighing 45 ounces: 



Remarkable ^ ' . . 



series of was lound 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 examination, and on arrival was still living. She was kept alive, feeding freely 

 on grapes, until November 2nd, when she was killed with chloroform, as there 

 appeared to be some internal damage with a complete absence of any sign of 

 disease. On post-mortem examination the breastbone (Fig. 3) was found to have 

 been broken right across near the abdominal end ; but it had since become firmly 



