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drachm of rum with 10 drops of the syrup of lactate ofiron. If difficulty 
of breathing supervenes, 5 to 8 grs. of chlorate of potash in water internally 
given relieves them instantly. The diseases from which birds of the order 
Columbe suffer are cold, catarrh, diarrhoea, vertigo, rheumatism and other 
obscure ailments, which frequently break out amongthem in an epidemic 
form. The Shamas (Cittocincla macroura) are most liable to debility and 
emaciation, bad moulting, and warty growths in the legs and feet, the latter 
being removed by painting them with tincture of iodine. The Saliks (Acrido- 
theres tristis), while young, suffer much from glandular swellings round the 
aperture of the cloaca, The Picarine birds have been known to die suddenly 
of apoplexy or rupture of some blood-vessel in all probabilty. Diarrhcea 
also sometimes troubles them, but is got under by administering 15 drops of 
ceastor-oil with 2 of the tincture of opium. The Laughing Thrushes of the 
genera Dryonastes and Garrulax have been observed to suffer from diarrhea 
and recover therefrom on being treated in the same way as the Picarine birds. 
Chronic cold and overgrown beaks are also met with among them. The Gold- 
fronted Chloropsis (Chloropsis aurifrons) is subject to a kind of horny fila- 
mentous growth at the tip of the tongue. The Bhimraj (Dissemurus para- 
diseus) suffers from bad moult. The Grackles (Eulabes) are subject to an 
obscure form of eye disease, which is treated by washing the eyes with 
sulphate of zine lotion twice daily and by keeping the birds in a warm place. 
The young of these species also suffer from tumours or abscesses, which 
appear to have a close connection with the growth of their watiles and lappets, 
and generally show themselves during the period when these processes are in 
course of development, They yield to an application of poultices composed of 
burnt turmeric. 
No portion of a work on zoology affords greater delight to the ordinary 
lover of natural history than that which treats of the habits and instincts of 
wild animals. As they are difficult of access in their wild state these habits 
and instincts cannot be observed in their native haunts with the same degree 
of facility as in vivaria. One of the main objects for which the Calcutia 
Zoological Gardens were established is, the observation and recording of such 
habits and instincts ; and it would appear from the present work that the Com- 
mittee of Management have been in no way negligent in giving effect to this 
portion of the prospectus of the institution. Most careful observations have 
been made, and voluminous notes recorded, of the temper, propensities, 
amusements and other occupations, moods,calls and other habits of the various 
mammals and birds that have from time to time, been kept in the Gardens. 
These notes have been utilised in the preparation of the work under review, 
and it is upon the materials furnished by them that the exhaustive and 
interesting remarks under the heading of “Observations on the habits of Animals” 
have been based, 
