QUAIL COLD-STORED UNDER KNOWN CONDITIONS. 41 



The viscera of the undrawn bird were in fairly good condition. A 

 small amount of a dark extravasated bloody effusion was found in the 

 abdominal portion of the body. There were no gas bubbles and no 

 discoloration except where the liver came in contact with the parietal 

 walls. 



The body cavity of the drawn bird contained portions of the liver 

 and kidneys. These were slightly softened and dark in color. The 

 blood which was in the body cavity was quite dry. No particular 

 discoloration of the tissues was noted and the bones appeared normal. 

 As will be observed in the table under No. 4073, this quail had an 

 infected brain, and also gave a bacterial growth from the breast 

 muscle in the region of the shot wound. This muscle, however, near 

 the crop where the skin was unbroken, was sterile. The only organ- 

 ism isolated in pure culture was Micrococcus tenacatis. 



In the undrawn quail bacteria were found in the leg muscle. The 

 leg, however, had been broken; hence it is possible that the infection 

 was local. The organisms isolated are given in the table. 



The second examination of quail preserved by cold was made 

 after a storage period of 8.5 months. In both birds the odor was 

 suggestive of rancid fat. In the undrawn bird, however, there was 

 a distinct fecal odor in addition. The region of the vent in both 

 birds was darkened in color, with rather a greenish tinge in the 

 undrawn. The muscles of both birds cut very readily. 



The abdominal cavity of the undrawn bird contained about 10 cc 

 of a bloody serous fluid. The kidneys were dark and congested; 

 the intestines of a dull gray color not at all attractive in appearance. 

 There was also a noticeable odor of putrefaction when the abdominal 

 cavity was first opened. The membranous lining of this cavity 

 had a slimy appearance and a greenish-yellow tinge. 



In the drawn bird the thoracic portion of the cavity was in very- 

 good condition, but the posterior region was abnormal both in 

 appearance and in odor. The lining membrane, particularly in the 

 region of the vent, was infiltrated with a slimy, bloody fluid. 



The crops in both birds contained the seeds composing the food 

 of the quail, and a few gas bubbles were found entangled within the 

 loose connective tissues surrounding it. The muscle was apparently 

 in good condition, the only discoloration being where the shot had 

 penetrated. The only organisms isolated from these birds were from 

 the intestines, cultures having been made from various regions as 

 indicated in the table, where the quail are numbered 4270 and 4271, 

 respectively. 



The next examination was made when the quail had been in stor- 

 age for 11.5 months. The general external appearance of both the 

 drawn and the undrawn birds was bad. The body was distorted 

 in form and broken bones were noticed in both cases. The muscles' 



