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Month's Arrivals. 
6 Cocks of the Rock (all ^ ) 12 Palm Tanagers 
58 Blue Tanagers 5 Lavender-hacked Finches 
23 Black-cheeked Tanagers 13 Black-headed Lined 
1 Black Tanager 4 Lined 
20 Silky Cowbirds 3 Fire-red 
24 Yellow-headed Reed Birds 4 Jacarini 
24 Red-breasted Marsh Birds 3 Little Saffron 
2 Manibre Sparrows 2 Martinique Gallinules 
3 Talpocote Doves 
I have recently been offered by Jamrach, the well-known dealer, the 
following interesting species : 
Alpine Choughs Dwarf Martincta Tinamous 
Adamson's Francolins Rufescent „ 
Yellowish Finches Purple Cowbirds 
Tien-tsin Larks Cuban Amazons 
Snowy Owl Double-fronted Amazons 
Goshawks Concave-casqued Hornbill 
Black Swans Two-wattled Cassowary 
Crowned Pigeons White-faced Whistling Ducks 
Cereopsis Geese Black-backed Geese 
Post-Mortem Reports. 
(Vide Rules). 
For 7-epI/e.t hi/ post, a fee of 2s. 6(1. must he sent; this rule mill not he 
hrolceti under ani/ condition. 
Post-Morlein Reports can only appear in next issue mlien hodies are received, 
by Mr. Gray prior to the 31st of any month. 
Cuban Finch (Mr. Amsler). Cause of death was pneumonia. 
African Waxbill (Miss Peacock). Cause of death, enteritis. 
Festive Tanager i (Mrs. Bourke). Cause of death impaction of 
stomach with food, no doubt brought about by loss of muscular 
tone of that organ. A dose of castor oil or a few grains of Epsom 
salts would, if given in time, have overcame the difficulty and in all proba- 
bility have saved the life of the bird. 
Golden Pheasant Chick (E. W. Chaplin). Cause of death white 
chalky diardhasa due to a i)arasite or psorosperm or coccidium. The ground 
should be changed by digging oft" the top soil and putting fresh loose earth 
in the run ; or where the chicks have their liberty the pen shifted every day. 
Ant cocoons, chop])ed lettuce, wheat meal, crushed dog biscuit, 
boiled wheat and hard boiled eggs should be given. The water should have 
a small quantity of sulphate of iron put into it — about five grains to the 
pint. Dry red millet, hemp, dari and canary seed should also be given. 
Roller Canary s (H. V. Johnson). Cause of death, pneumonia. 
Hen Gouldian Finch (Miss L. Clare). The cause of death was egg 
binding or congestion of the oviduct, due to a chill. If it had been found 
ailing, steaming the hinder part and then placing the bird in a cage in front 
of the fire or even keeping it on a hot water bottle would have saved its 
life. Hundreds of l)irds have this season died of this cause. 
Yellow Budgerigar ? (Miss K. Webb). No doubt the bird's death 
was caused by an injury, as I found extensive, bruising over the hinder parts 
of the body. 
Cordon Bleu ? (E. W. Chaplin). Cause of death, pneumonia, which 
has been very prevalent. 
Ansirered hy Post. — Miss Drummond (two birds) ; Lady Pennant 
and The Hon. Mary Hawke (three birds). 
Infertility of eggs, death of the embryo with the shell, inability to 
feed the young, cripi)led youngsters, and irregular and insufficiency of eggs, 
have been rather the rule than the exception in Canary breeding this season. 
Perhaps some of our readers will relate their experiences on this subject. 
Henky Gray, M.R.C V.S. 
