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Errata. 
Pintail Nonpariel. (W . T. Rogers, Brentwood"). The cause 
of death- was pneumonia. They are verj' difficult birds to acclimatise 
in this country. Probably 99 per cent, succumb before they have been 
here three months . 
Pekin Robin. (Mrs. Turner-Turner, Beaulieu, Hants'). There 
was a cheesy ma.ss near the syrinx. The lungs and liver were full of 
extravasted blood, no doubt due to rupture of the blood vessels, arising 
during the time the bird was being killed. 
Goi-DFiNCH. (J. E. Ogg, Coekburnsprutt, Berwickshii c ) . Cause 
of death, amyloid degeneration of the liver. 
Long-tailed Grassfinch (9). (Dr. E. C. Sprawson, High- 
gate). Cause of death, fatty degeneration of the liver. 
Black-iieaded Gouldian Finch (cf)- (T? • Simpson, 
Armley. Leeds). Cause of death, intense pneumonia. 
Malachite Sunbird (Q). (A. Ezra, 110, ]\rount Street. W.) 
The kidneys had undergone fatty changes. No doubt death was due 
to syncope . 
Hart/. Canary (9)- (Miss M. M. Jackson, Harrogate). There 
was intense an;emia. The skin was affei'teil with eczema. 
White Java Sparrow (cf). (Mrs. Lamb, Worting, Basing- 
stoke). The cause of death was "bird-fever," which is v^ry con- 
tagious. The spleen was enlarged five times its normal size. Isolate and 
disinfect. The disease is very prevalent just now. 
Black-cheek Lovebird (cf)- (W. H. Frith, 1 .Vgncs Road, 
Northampton. There was a catarrhal condition of the thioiil . 
Ansivrifd by Post:- Dr. Lovell-Keays (3). 
H. GRAY, M.R.C.V.S. 
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Errata. 
Page 20, line 17, for " CConnrcs," read (Coniinis). 
Page 21, line 9, for ' In ten hours" read "In two hours." 
Page 21, line 13, for "absolutely apparently dead," read "apparently 
absolutely dead." 
Page 28' Re Himalayan Siskin. Unfortunately by some mo.'ins the 
following paragraph : — 
' Mr. Goodchild's characteristic drawing gives an excellent idea 
"of the general colour pattern, and if the darkest parts .iic taken 
" to represent black tinged with green, medium parts greenish 
"brown, and the light parts canary -yellow, a good general idea of 
" the colouration is gleaned," 
got transposed ; it should have appeared on page 3, .is it refi-rs 
(o the Sikhim Siskim (Chry.somitris tibefana), the bird ngured 
on the plate. 
Page 33, line 3: for "1912" read "1913." 
Page 35. line 14: for "small" read "Small." 
Page 35, line 21: for "1912" read "1913." 
Page 41, line 5 from bottom: for " dubous " reail "dubious." 
