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APRIL, 1915 
The Foreign Bird Club. 
Notices to Members. 
Mkmiskus' Mkktingh : The first of those will lake place ou 
Wednesilay, April 28th. Rendezvous, Ivondon Zoo, The Small Birds' 
House, at 12 and 2-30 p.m. A second meeting is arrangt^d for Satur- 
day, May 15t.h, at same time and place. It is hoped that a good 
numlicr will be present on each occasion. 
TifK Maoazink : Articles wanted on Waders and Waterfowl, 
Game Birds, and Aviary Records generally. Also donations for the 
Illustration Fund . 
Back Volumks : Members can materially help the Club by 
purchasing Back Volumes (see advt. page IV. of cover); the.se are 
good value at the price quoted, profusely illustrated with black and 
white, and coloured plates ; also, replete with all data concerning prac- 
tical aviculture, while the wild-life of the occupants of our aviaries is 
not neglected. A complete set of "Bird Not as ' is about the best 
guide an aviculturist could wish for. 
SIDNEY WILLIAMS, Hon. Sec. and Treasurer. 
WESLEY T. PAGE, Hon. Editor. 
♦ 
Post Mortem Reports. 
Contimnxl from page 1U<S {wliite paper).* 
Gkeat-billed Pakkot. (James Yealland, Binstead, I. of W.). 
The cause of death was enteritis . The sex was male . You could have 
given condensed milk and a bismuth mixture, and kept the bird in a 
higher temperature, say at 80 deg. F. to 100 deg. F. Birds have, as 
a rule, very high temperatures, and therefore they can withstand a tem- 
perature that would flatten us out. The fowl's temperature averages 
I0().5 deg. P., Canaries and most Finches 1(J8 deg. P., and the Swallow as 
much as 112 deg. P. The Ostrich's temperature is 98.6 deg. P. It 
woi^ld be very interesting if avieulturists would take tempejratures of 
hf^althy birds and record their findings. The thermometer should be intro- 
duced into the vent and held there for a few minu!te« . 
H. GRAY, M.R.C.V S. 
Illustration and Deficit Funds. 
The Committee acknowledge with best thanks the following 
donations . 
L s. d. 
Armstein, A () 10 () 
Hewitt, P. W. G. 1 1 0 
