Birds Parrots 
For diarrhoea give bismuth in boiled milk. Keep 
the bird warm and feed unhulled rice exclusively, 
with a red pepper to peck at. A cracker soaked in 
brandy is sometimes a remedy. 
Some parrots contract a disagreeable habit of 
picking their feathers. This may be caused by bird 
lice, or other parasites in the feathers. Dusting the 
bird with buhach, or some other pure powdered pyre- 
thrum, will kill the parasites. Sometimes this hab- 
it is caused by skin irritation due to indigestion, in 
this case the diet should be changed, and a teaspoon- 
ful of fluid of magnesia may be put in the water in 
the drinking cup. In some instances there seems to 
be no reason except uneasiness on the part of the 
bird, in which case, its attention should be diverted. 
‘Dr. Greene advises putting the bird in an out-of- 
door aviary for this. At least it should be given 
new wooden playthings and should be kept on a diet 
of hemp and unhulled rice with a bit of apple or 
banana. 
Each individual parrot has its owns peculiarities, 
and these should be studied by the owners, and the 
bird treated accordingly. 
REFERENCES 
Birps oF THE WoRLD, Knowlton & Ridgeway. 
THE Gray Parrott, and PopuLaR PARRAKEETS, by W. T. 
Greene, The Spratt’s Co. 
Book or Brirps, George H. Holden. 
