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6. Flat Moors. — The first bird that I examined was brought 

 to me by James Crow, the keeper, who found it in a drying con- 

 dition. The i)ost-mortem examination was made one hour later, 

 death having by this time ensued. In the peritoneal cavity there 

 were found free several big clots of blood, and also a little of 

 serous fluid ; close to the left kidney were lying several blood- 

 clots and a mass of tapeworms. These were protruding through 

 a hole in the middle part of the small intestine, into the cavitj'^ of 

 which the hinder portions of these taeniae could be traced. The 

 small intestine showed at and near this perforation congested 

 patches. The liver and lung were congested, particularly the 

 former, which was of a dark green colour. The kidney was in a 

 state of extreme congestion, particularly the right kidney, on 

 which some big venous branches were found ruptured, and from 

 them blood was exuding. The second bird examined was a cock 

 bird ; it was shot because, from external appearances, it was 

 considered by the keeper to be in a distinctly diseased condition. 

 The animal was fairly plump. The peritoneum was much in- 

 flamed, particularly the parietal layer on the right side and the 

 serous covering on the intestines ; sanguineous, thick exudation 

 on mesentery, and in right hypochondrium. The small intestine, 

 in its middle portion, was much distended by taeniae, and on one 

 place opposite the right kidney there was a place noticed where 

 the wall of the intestine had become much thinned out and ready 

 for perforation. In addition to these birds, the keeper caught 

 two living hen Grouse, which seemed to all appearances to be in 

 a diseased condition. Both had the external signs of disease on 

 them, but were in a fairly plump condition. They were brought 

 to London in a living state. One was killed, the other died 

 after two days. The post-mortem examination of the first showed 

 patchy redness of the small intestine, the liver of a darkish colour. 

 Numerous taeniae were present in the small intestine. The second 

 bird showed the congestion of the small and large intestines very 

 pronounced, and the same was observed on the pancreas. The 

 organ was much infiltrated with blood ; the liver was enlarged, 

 much congested, and of a dark greenish colour. The small 

 intestine contained only a few taeniae. 



7. Through 'The Field' office I received a bird, which was 

 sent from Broughton, in Peeblesshire. The bird, when sent 

 off' by the keeper, was still living, but it died en route. When 



