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Month's Arrivals. 
Princess of Wales' Parrakeet ( Polytelis alexandrce). Specimens of 
this exquisite and rare species, whicli for chaste soft coloaring stands un- 
rivalled among the Parrot tribe, have been offered recently by Mr. Jam- 
rach and also by Mr. Hamlyn. 
Quite a series of continental species are being offered by 
Pierre, of Caraberwell (see Bird Market), such as : — Northern Nightingales, 
Black Redstarts, Woodchats, Shrikes, etc., Grasshopper, Savi's, Icterine, 
Reed, and Orphean Warblers. Bearded, Crested, and Long-tailed Tits. 
Green, Lesser, and Great Spotted Woodpeckers. Golden Orioles, Bee- 
eaters, White-spotted Blue-throats, Hoopoes, Blue Rollers, Wrynecks, etc. 
Messrs. Willson's, De Von, Ltd., and others are offering Painted, 
Gouldian, and other Grassfinches, etc., etc., W.T.P. 
The conditions upon which these will be made by Mr. Hy. Gkay, 
M.R.C.V.S., 23, Upper Phillimore Place, Kensington, W., are as follows : 
(1) The birds must be sent immediately after death. 
(2) They must be packed in a box. 
(3) The letter accompanying them must NOT be placed in the box alonij 
vjith the bird. 
(n.b. Unless the above conditions are complied with the package 
will be destroyed without examination). 
(4) The letter must detail as far as possible all particulars as to 
(a) date of death, 
(6) length of illness, 
(c) symptoms of illness, 
(d) lodgment and feeding of birds, and 
(e) especially as to whether egg food or inga seed has been 
given. 
(5) The work will be done gratuitously, and a report published in " Bird 
Notes " but under no circumstances whatei^er ivill a report be sent 
by post unless a fee of 216 accompanies the letter and bird. Pressure 
of work compels Mr. Gray to make this an invariable rule, and 
it applies to all members whether they are personally acquainted 
with him or not. 
Mr. Gray will he willing to examine livi?ig birds (including poultry, game< 
aviary, and cage-birds), and give advice as to the treatment of any disease they 
may have, for a fee of 5s. each bird, the owner taking all risks and paying the 
carriage both ways. 
Post-Mortem Examinations. 
