372 Vost Mortems. 
" of special ylauds until full grown ; on being extruded, the 
" larva almost immediately changes into a pupa oi chrysalis." 
We are iiiucli obliycd to Mr. E. E. Austen for his interest- 
ing note. — Ed, 
Post-Mortem Reports. 
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Siskin cT- (H. V. Joliuson), Southport. Cause of ideath 
pneumonia and enteritis, probably due to a chill. 
Red Cardinal J\ and Long-tailed Grass-tinch. The Hon. 
M. C. Hawke). Cause of death in both instances was pneumonia. 
Painted Fincti cf- (,M. Bouslield, Bournemouth). Cause 
of death, pneumonia, and enteritis, probably due to a chill. 
Hen Green Small Crested Canary. (M. Lock, Brondesbury). 
Cause of death, pnumnonia. 
Siberian Goldfinch. cT- (W. T. Rogers, Essex). Cause pf 
death, inflammation of bowels. [ • ' 
Blue-fronted Amazon Parrot cf- (W. Sutton). The bird 
had during life suffered from nasal catarrh, probably due to a chill. 
Young Budgerigar (The Countess von Hahn). In con- 
sequence of this bird being too young to take a sufficient supply 
of food during the short and cold days of November, it contracted 
a chill, or in other words it died from want of a sufficient heat 
gupply. Keep a light in the room, where the young are so that 
they can feed when they feel hungry during the early night or early 
mcrning. 
Red-eared Bulbul cf- (H. V. Johnson, Southport). Cause 
of death, acute fatty degeneiation of liver with haemorrnage into 
its substance. 
Mexican Quail, v,^- (.W. Shore Bailey, Wilts). Cause tot 
death, pneumonia. 
Black-faced Waxbill (I^i'- M. Amsler, Windsor). Cause of 
death, pneumonia. 
Black-headed Lined Finch (Miss H. Louise Morgan, 
Edinburgh). Cause of death, pneumonia. 
Painted Finch ?• (H. W. Mathias, Hants). Cause of death, 
pneumonia. 
Anstvered by Post—E.. G. Jeffery, Mrs. Turner Turner, Frank 
Howe, Lady Douglas Pennant, H. L. Sich. 
HENRY GRAiY, M.R.C.V.S. 
