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Now these birds had been given every attention on the 
voyage, and many of them sang for hours at a time . They had 
not been over crowded, and were healthy when landed, and the 
whole disaster was the result of my ignorance. They had been 
kept in the cabin close to the lire, and the only thing they lacked 
on the voyage was grit. 
I foolishly put them into my then birdroom, a double 
match-boarded shed, practically without artificial heat. This 
shed has since been turned into n shelter for an aviary, and my 
birdroom is now a disused brick stable, heated by hot water 
pipes. 
The John is now at the bottom of the Atlantic, and I am 
very much afraid there is little prospect of getting a further lot 
of these charming little birds. 
Exp:ricnce is a hard taskmaster. 
But it teaches like no other. 
To be continued. 

Editorial. 
Post Mortem Examinatio.ms : As there has been quite 
n long break since members had this privilege, we refer further 
to this matter. The break came owing' to the retirement of Mr. 
H. Gray, who had served as Hon. Vctcrinar\ Surgeon to F.B.C. 
for many years, and owing to the years of war we were unable to 
make other arrangements till recently. 
As stated in last issue Dr. N. S. Lucas has consented to 
act as Hon. Pathologist to the F.B.C, and will make free post 
mortem examinations for members, providing they comply with 
the simple regulations given on page ii. of cover. Reports will 
be published monthly in this Journal, and, as no fee will be 
charged in any case, members are specially requested not to 
ask for reports by post save in cases of urgency. 
Nesting Notes : These have always been an interesting- 
feature of the Club Journal, and members are requested to take 
