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thorough, it is money thrown away; every crevice fold, and 

 depression should be thoroughly dressed, the cavities of the 

 mouth, &c. examined, the ticks removed, and the parts dressed ; 

 the eyelids should also be carefully examined, and the ticks 

 gently pulled off. 



Every effort should be made to conserve and increase " tick- 

 destroyers," such as the Black Tick Birds, of which I saw two 

 kinds, one a long-billed and the other a short-billed bird. I look 

 upon these birds as the greatest friends to the cattle owners. I 

 have had much amusement in watching these birds, as there 

 seems to be an understanding between them and the cattle, 

 whereby they are assisted and encouraged to destroy the ticks. 



The domestic fowl is also very valuable as a tick destroyer, 

 and for this purpose it could economically be kept in increased 

 numbers. The long-legged varieties have a great advantage 

 over the shorter legged ones, as they can reach much higher and 

 thus remove more ticks, which usually do not favour, at least to 

 any great extent, the lower parts of the limbs. Tick-destroying 

 birds, such as the starling and perhaps the song-thrush, might 

 be imported. 



To a stranger visiting the island the scarcity of birds is a 

 striking feature. I have been told that it is due to the mongoose, 

 which has not only diminished the number of wild birds and 

 domestic fowls, but other tick -destroying creatures, such as the 

 ground lizard. Now this destruction of the natural tick- 

 destroyers should, as far as possible, be prevented, — 1st, by legal 

 protection, 2d, by encouraging the slaughter of the mongoose, a 

 small reward being offered for every head brought to officers 

 appointed for the purpose of receiving them. 



For further information see my Keport to His Excellency 

 the Governor of Jamaica, Veterinary Journal, December 1896. 



MORBID ANATOMY AND MICROSCOPIC APPEARANCES. 



BT T. A, WILLIAMS, M.B., CM. 



As Principal Williams, owing to his constant travel about 

 Jamaica, inspecting and examining healthy and diseased herds, 

 has not himself had time for microscopic and bacteriological 

 examination of the specimens we took from live and dead 

 cattle, this duty devolved upon me. The following is a 

 summary of my observations. 



As the enumeration in his Report of the many affections to 



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