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Post Mortem Examinations.



Californian Quail (Mrs. Charrington). Moulting into adult plumage

and seemed thin. Fed on canary, millet, wheat and dari, Abraham’s

Mixture and a few mealworms. '[Your bird died of inanition owing to

malassimilation of food. Keep in a grass run, not with Silver

Pheasants as you suggest, and feed on canary, millet, wheat, dari, and

hemp if birds appear thin. I was always very partial to Century Food

and some game meal. These birds are largely insectivorous].


Budgerigar (MissE. M. Crowliurst). [Your bird died of apoplexy. It is

very common for these birds to die in this way. My Budgerigars were

fed'on equal parts canary and millet, and oats. There was always plenty

of mortar rubbish and a saucer of either Century Food or Lucullns in

the aviary. Green food when not wet or frosted].


bush Quail (Mr. H. L. Sich). [Answered by post].


Hen REDRUMP ParrakeET (Mrs. Williams). [Your bird died of an

apoplectic fit. Evidently she had one before you bought her from the

symptoms, and there was an old standing blood clot on the brain, in

addition to a recent one which caused death. I fed mine on canary

and millet, equal parts wheat, oats and dari, with either Century

Food or Lucullus. The latter they are very fond of].


Passerine Dove (Eadv Corbet). [Answered by post].


Two Cactus CONURES (Miss Alderson). [Answered by post].


Two Red-faced Lovebirds (Mr. Clias. L. Rothera). [Answered by post].


Waxbiee, Budgerigar, and Nonpareie (Lady Carnegie). [Answered by

post].


Brown-headed Conure and Red-crested Cardinae (Major A. B.

Trestrail). [Answered by post. Thanks for P.O. 2/6].


Siskin (Mr. J. Bowes). Died suddenly. [Apoplexy],


Long-Tailed GRASSFINCH (Mr. Barber). Noticed a cock Bronze Mannikin

chasing it about yesterday. This bird was found dead to-day. [Con¬

cussion of the brain caused death].


Cock Red-headed Gouedian Finch (Miss R. Lvou). In my possession

over six years, Found dying. [A lovely specimen, very fat. Died of

an apoplectic fit].


Cock Liothrin (Mr. Moerschell). Food : millet, hemp, and canary seed

first grade Century Food, dry ants’ eggs, a couple of small beetles, or a

fat mealworm daily. [To my mind you feed your bird too liberally.

Second grade Century Food would be better for a Liothrix. They are

gross feeders. With this food he would not require either beetles or

mealworms. Cause of death was a fit].


Hoopoe (Mr. W. H. St. Quiutin). Always fed well. For three or four days

the feathers around vent have been stained, and its droppings were

green. [Inflammation of liver caused death. Owiug to malassimila-

tion the bird was much emaciated. Thanks for P.O. 2/6. Answered by

post].


Crimson Bishop (Mr. F. M. Abrahams). Fed 011 canary' seed, Indian

millet, a little hemp, and an occasional mealworm. Thrived for over

four years. [Bird died of fits caused by ruptured blood-vessel on brain].


Paradise Whydah. [Too decomposed].



Arthur Giee.



