JUNE, 1915. 
The Foreign Bird Club. 
Notices to Members. 
TuK Magazine : Wo would remind Members that now the 
nesting season is fairly well advanced, is tho time to writ«" articles for 
" B.N.," on their successes, all-but successes, and failures. Because a 
species has been bred and written about previously, docs not rob a similar 
account of all interest. Treatment, accommodation, etc., vary almost withi 
each individual aviary, and this feature alone makes repetition articles 
aot merely of interest, but valuable also : where possible, the elements 
that you think made for success, or cause of failure;, as well aB 
accommodation, food, and general treatment should be given. We repeat, 
we desire the Club Journal to be largely a record 'of English aviculture 
in the aviaries of our members — many an interesting episode has been 
lost, because it was thought to be too trivial for the interest to' be 
other than personal . The Hon . Editor will be glad to receive such 
articles, and others on all topics pertaining to aviculture, also field notes 
on wild life from Members resident abroad. 
Helping the Club : We need ^ore Members, you are urged to 
make F.B.C. known to all who are interested in birds who do not 
belong to us — the f ield is a wide one ! We need more donations to 
swell the fund for the reproduction of the many interesting photos that 
reach us from time to time. New members can materially assist the club 
by purchasing back volumes of "B.N.' We offer {members only) com- 
plete sets of loose parts of any year still in stock at 10s . per .set from 
1905 to date. A complete set may well be termed a veritable vade 
niecmn of practical aviculture . 
Club Meetings: We have thought it best to cSntinue the peri- 
odical gath<'rings at the London Zoo. Naturally the attendance has not 
been large, but nevertJieless has be<'n maintained. The next will take place 
on Saturday. July '17th. Nevdczvous, Small Bird House, at 2-30. 
WESLEY T. PAGE, Hov.. Editor. 
SIDNEY W1LLL4MS, Ho^i. Bus. Sec. and Trcas. 
Post Mortem Reports. 
(Cmitinued from page 168). 
The casual micro-organism of this disease- has been considered by 
man}' authorities to belong to the paratyphoid B group, but Stazzi's 
investigations have led him to conclude that the causal factor belongs to 
the invisible virus group, to which most viruses of the true contagious dis- 
eases belong In that case its nature resembles that of avian plague. 
Probably salicylate of soda and a purely milk diet would have 
prolonged the bird's life. Although I don't advocate milk or any other 
animal product as a food for Parrots during health, milk is an excel-< 
lent nutrient for the sick bird, when his appetite is diminished, his di- 
