Correspondence. 
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SWAINSON'S LORIKEET. 
Sir. — I tliink it may interest the iiiemliers of the Club to hear that I have 
now succeeded in breeding from the second generation of my Swainson's Lori- 
keets. Both the old couple and a pair of their young have babies (one each) 
almost fledged. It is some time since the old pair reared a young one, 
though they had quite a number, but when a few days old they seemed to 
neglect them, and start nesting again. This time they made their way into 
the roof of their cage, and between the wooden top and the iron one, reared 
this young one. I find I have to keep them quite in the dark for them to 
do any good, so I now have special cages for them, divided into two parts. 
In front of one division I have a wooden shutter half way up, so that they 
get plenty of air, but are quite hidden from any passers by. The old pair 
have started to lay again. Altogether, including these two, I have bred ten 
birds that have grown up, and I should think quite a dozen others which 
have died when a few days old. 
With my othei birds I have not done well this year. Even with 
Canaries I have lost many through parents not feeding them. Last summer 
our cook brought up two j'oung Canaries from a day old by feeding them 
with Benger's Food, and putting them into a warm airing cupboard at night* 
We have one of these still, but the other died in fits this summer. 
July 31st, 1912. C. EOSA LITTLE. 
[It would be of great interest if Miss Little could give the age of 
the young pair of birds uow rearing a fledgeling, as it would be some guide 
as to the age at which this species is fully mature.— Ed,] 
Post Mortem Reports. 
Tide Rules. 
For replies h;/ post, a tee of 2s. Ud. must he sent ; this rule will >iot be hrolen 
under any condition. 
Post-Mortem Reports can only appear in ne.i:t issue when bodies are received 
by Mr. Gray prior to the 31st. of any month 
It would greatly help to elucidate contagious diseases in birds if members of the 
F.B.C. in sendi)iy me dead birds, were to state the source from which they obtain- 
ed the birds and when. The names of the sellers would be l~ept a secret. 
Gouj.DiAN Finch. (A. J. C. Lowe, Notts.) Cause of death, pneu- 
monia. 
FiRK-TAii. Finch (c?) (Chas. H. Row, Suffolk). Cause of death, 
acute enteritis. 
Crossbill ( ? ) (:\Iiss E. F. Chawner, Hants.) Cause of death, acute 
enteritis. 
Young Golden Phe.\sant (s) (R. Mainwaring, Southfields, S.W. 
This young bird had all the post mortem appearances of having succumbed 
from cold. I did not find any coccidia, which cause a terrible mortality 
in young pheasants, chickens, grouse, etc. 
