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used to put it in a thin paper bag and force it gently down the

gullet, taking care to avoid injuring the windpipe.


I gave this treatment daily for six days—one dose daily or

half dose night and morning. The treatment may be repeated after

an interval of two weeks. A good way to give the birds this powder

is to take an orange, and scoop some of the inside of the orange out,

putting the powder in the cavity, and taking care that each bird gets

only one orange. The powder acts as a tonic and stimulant to the

feather growth, and also helps to get rid of tape-worm, wire-worm,

and mites.


{To be continued.)



PRINCIPAL ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS OF

THE WORLD,


WITH DATES OF THEIR FOUNDATION.


{Compiled from Capt. Floiver's List.)


Europe.


London (1828).—Dr. P. Chalmers Mitchell, Secretary. Mr.

R. I. Pocock, Curator of Mammals. Mr. D. Seth-Smith, Curator of

Birds.


Manchester, Belle Vue Gardens (1836).—Messrs. Jennison,

Proprietors.


Clifton, Bristol (1835).—Mr. H. R. Woodward, Superintendent.

Woburn, Beds.—The Duke of Bedford’s private collection.

Otterspool, Liverpool (1914). Commercial.—Mr. H. E. Rogers,

Superintendent.


Edinburgh (1913).—Mr. T. H. Gillespie, Secretary. [Noticed

elsewhere in this issue.]


Dublin, Phoenix Park (1830).—Prof. G. H. Carpenter, Hon.

Sec. Dr. B. B. Eerrar, Superintendent.


Schonbrunn, Vienna (1752).—Imperial Menagerie. Herr A.

Kraus, Inspector.


Antwerp (1843).—M. M. L’Hoest, Director. [Annual sales

of birds take place here in normal years.]


Copenhagen (1859).—Dr. W. Dreyer, Director.



