heard a Mocking Uird i^Minni.s pvli/(j/ottiis) singing in a neigh- 
bouring orchard. Tliis is a really first Cla.ss sung-l,ird and is 
about the only one really wortii listening to out West. Other 
Warblers were also singing, hut their voices an' so low that 
they arc; not often noticed. 
To be continued . 
> 
Post Mortem Reports. 
r/(/' h'ali-s. .SIC l>(i(ji II. (ij corir. 
Mauvik .Manmkix. (15. T. Stc\v;irt s J{;i(lli'tt. Hrrl>. Tin; 
cause of death was pneumonia. 
Gj!KV \\'AXBIhL. ( T. l-'oster ), Babbaeombe, Eolith Devon. 
The cause ol' death was pneumonia, which is a very fatal disease of the' 
avian sp jeies. Some writ-ers have as^serted thivS is a rare disease of birds, 
but that is an erroneous statement, for aceording to my experience it is 
just as prevalent as it is in the domesticated animals. \(ni cannot do 
better than keep a sick bird in a very high temperal urc, much hisihcr 
than we can withstand. This is in consc(iucnce of birds, espMiulIx- (he 
smaller species having normal temperatuns vcr\- nii.cii liigh(!r than iiiu' 
own. Try in thi' drinking watsr best brand\- and acclosalic acid, 10 
drops of the sl)irit an 1 8 grains of th/ a. -id to a de.-iserl -.>|io(in I'ul of 
water 
ZivliliA Fl.Ncu. The cause of death was the same as t'.:al of the 
Gn-y W'axbill. Foreign birds in general, when kept in confinemeul, with- 
stand our changeable climate quite as well as British birds kcpL under 
similar conditions. Birds in confinement cannot change their surround- 
ings and alter their habits to suit the changes of season or cliuiate as 
they would when at liberty. Hence they are liable to all the maladies 
of civilization or domestication. The survivors become acclimatized or 
immune to altered surrouudings . The majority of importi'd birds, how- 
ever, succumb to disease arising from the insanitary condition in which 
they are kept. A change of food should be made according to the season 
or climate. A recorded account of the longevity of birda would be inter- 
esting. Whj' not publish your experience in "li.N.,' I feel certain 
Mr. I'ag' would be grateful. il certainl\- should. — Ivl . i . 
V'loi.ET-EAKBD Waxbii.l (9)- (Geo. .Scott Frecland ), Ton- 
bridge. The caiuse of death was pneumonia. 
Blue-winged Lovebird. (Mrs. E. G. Davics i. Warrington. 
The pos' mortem appearances suggest that the bird dicil during convul- 
sions, to which this species is very sub,iect. 
Al,.\lil() Finch. (H. A. Swaynci, Dublin. Causc (jf death 
enteritis 
Aii-siriiid bij Post: Geo. Scott Freidand, 
H. GRAY. M.R.r.V.S. 
