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Fost Mortem Reports. 
It would greatly help to elucidate contagious diseases in birds if members of the 
F.B.C. in sending me dead birds, were to state the source from irhich the// obtain- 
ed tiie birds (ii/d icJicn. T/ie names of the sellers irould be Icejit a secret. 
2 Canakiks. (W. R. Bonniwell, North Kensington, W.) The 
cause of death was bird fever and no doubt you will lose the whole of the 
inmates of your bird-room unless you take active and prompt precautions to 
strictly isohite each bird and to th ,roiigh!i/ cleanse and well disinfect your 
cages, feeding utensils, perches, etc., with a 5 per cent, solution of Ijsol (one 
ounce to the pint). 
Diamond St-akkow. (The Hon. and Rev. Canon F. S. Button, Fair- 
ford). Cause of death, impaction of rectum or constipation. An aperient, 
such as a drop or two of castor oil. in the beak, or about 20 grains of Epsom 
Salts in half an ounce of drinking water, timely administered, might have 
saved the little creatures life. 
Okan(;k-( HKi:k Waxhili.. (M. J. Flannery, XenaghJ. Cause of 
death, pneumonia. 
Hooded Siskins ( cT & ? ). (The Hon. Mary C. Hawke, Tadcaster). 
Cause of death, pneumonia. This is a climatic disease and although British 
birds are liable to contract it when kept in confinement. Foreign birds are 
more susceptible to it. 
Ctouldian Finch ( cT ). 'Mrs. Longdon, Guildford). Cause of death 
pneumonia, which extensively involve() both Iuul's and must have been in 
its system at the time of purchase. Highly coloured birds are more liable to 
this disease than dull plumaged birds. 
Pennant Park.a.keet ( j ). i Lady Webster, Battle, Sussex). This 
bird was very plump. The cause of death was acute enteritis. Birds fre- 
quently die when in convulsion arising from such a malady or in fact, from 
any infective malady. 
"VVmiE Jav.\ Si'ahkow. (A. J. C. Lowe, Xottingham). This bird 
died from acute hepatitis or inflammation of the liver. 
Okance Cheek "VVaxhii.l { J ). fG. E. Haggie, Oxford). Cause of 
death, heart failure. 
C.VNAHY ( cT ). (W. Edmunds, Langton Matravers). Cause of death, 
septicaemia and pneumonia. 
GouLDiAN Finch (<?). (Mrs. J. C. A. Longdon). Cause of death, 
pneumonia. 
R[NG-nec:ked PARR.A.KEET. (T. Miller. Belgrave Rd. S.W.) Cause 
of death, inflammation of liver. 
Gkey Gkosiseak. (W. Shoie Bailey, Westbury, Wilts.J Cause of 
death, pneumonia. 
Ansivered b// post— 'Mrs. Bamfylde (2), Richard Hoffmann, Mrs. 
Henderson, Miss Chawner. Mrs. Turner-Turner (3), ]\tiss Drummond, W. T- 
Lewis. 
H. GRAY, M.R.C.V.S. 
