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bird was in a thin condition ; bare on chest, abdomen, and 

 legs. The post-mortem examination was made about two hours 

 afterwards. Along the small intestine, which contained numerous 

 teeniae, there were several recent perforations, some minute, others 

 larger, probably produced b}' the shots. Blood clots were found 

 in the abdominal cavitj' ; these had probably been caused by 

 injury to a large vessel. There was sanguineous exudation on 

 the mesentery, on the parietal peritoneum, and on the upper 

 sui'face of the liver. Numerous teenise were protruding from the 

 small intestine into the peritoneal cavity, several whole tsenise 

 and several small pieces of them being free in the peritoneal 

 cavity. The liver was congested and discoloured. 



4. BT.AIRQUHAN Moors. — Two diseased birds were examined ; 

 they were shot by the keeper. One was wasted, and to all 

 external appearance, was considerably advanced in disease. On 

 opening the abdominal cavity, the parietal peritoneum, the 

 mesentery, and the serous covering of the intestines were found 

 greatly inflamed and covered with sanguineous exudation ; so 

 was the external surface of the liver. The middle part of the 

 small intestine showed several perforations, probably all produced 

 by shot, tsenise protruding from its cavity into the peritoneal 

 cavity; in the latter were numerous taeniae. The liver was large 

 and much discoloured ; the lungs and kidneys congested. The 

 second bird was, to external appearances, less diseased, and in a 

 fairly plump condition. The peritoneum looked healthy, but the 

 small intestine showed patchy hyperaemia in several places. At 

 one of these places the wall of the intestine was particularly con- 

 gested and considerably thinned out, so that it required little for 

 a perforation. The whole small intestine was much distended by 

 numerous taeniae, more than a dozen heads being noticed. The 

 liver was congested and discoloured. 



5. Stellshaw Moors. — Numerous adult healthy birds were 

 seen, and numei'ous healthy and strong young ones. This was the 

 only moor where one might say there was a fair stock of Grouse. 

 During the whole day we came across only one cock bird that 

 could be considered, from external appearances, to be in a diseased 

 condition. It was shot, and found in a fairly plump state. The 

 peritoneum was healthy ; the small intestine contained numerous 

 taeniae, and showed in different parts congested patches. The 

 liver was congested, and slightly darker in colour than normal. 



