322 Correspondence, Notes, etc.



If tliis is true it is a very serious matter. Further, he quotes Nocard to

the effect that “Tuberculosis is a common disease among birds.”


This being so, there can be no difficulty in demonstrating its existence

and I request him to do it. I challenge him or anybody else to produce a

cage bird suffering from Tuberculosis, that has not been deliberately

inoculated for the purpose, and to demonstrate tubercle bacilli in the spleen

and liver of that bird.


I have searched in vain for Tuberculosis in cage birds, and if they do

really suffer from it I shall be only too grateful to anyone who can show me

a case.


We can defer the similar demonstration of Typhoid and Diphtheria

till this one is finished. W. Geo. Creswerr.



THE BUSINESS SECRETARY’S CHANGE OF ADDRESS.

Members are asked to kindly note that the Honorary Business

Secretary has changed his address to Newrands, Harrowdene Road,

Wembrey, Middlesex.



ILLUSTRATION FUND.


The Council have to acknowledge with thanks a donation of one

guinea from Mr. R. B. ASTREY to the above fund.



POST MORTEM EXAMINATIONS.


Gourdian Finch (Mrs. Robertson). Has been ill some time; always

sitting on floor of cage. The last few days had head under its wing.

[Yonr bird was much emaciated and no doubt was not well when

purchased. It has suffered from chronic indigestion and mal-

assimlation, so frequent in the smaller birds which are imported and

over-crowded in insanitary cages].


Lavender Finch (Mr. W. Tomes). Found dead on aviary floor. Appar¬

ently quite well an hour-and-a-half before. [Your bird died of pressure

on the brain by a blood clot which was caused b\' fracture of the skull].


Grey Cardinar (Miss Drummond). [Your bird died of apoplexy].


Gourdian Finch and hen Parson Finch (Mr. A. Cummings). [Gouldian

Finch died of pneumonia. Parson Finch died of inflammation of

bowels caused by obstruction, not an infrequent cause of death in

birds during incubation].


Young Budgerigar (Miss E. Crowfoot.) There have been six in the box

and this is the second that has died. [Inflammation of the bowels

caused death. Substitute flowering grass for other green food for

awhile],


Mr. Duncan Parker and the Hon. and Rev. Canon Dutton answered by post.


Arthur Girr.



