THE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES 509 
number of Brush Turkeys {Catheturus lathami) had 60 
per cent, of the disease, while South American Cracidae 
had 44 per cent. These two groups raise the incidence for 
the order. Galli as a group have generalized nodular 
tuberculosis originating by the intestinal route. This is 
especially seen in the Phasianidae, while the very sus- 
ceptible Cracidse have much more prominent lesions in 
the lungs, often of a massive caseous type. It is really 
astonishing at times how much of the pulmonary tissue 
is occupied by infiltrate before death has supervened. 
Fulicariae are represented by a special contingent 
of rails and gallinules. Avian characters are well illus- 
trated in the order. So too the succeeding order, Alector- 
ides, another variety of shore birds, run true to the avian 
form. It is interesting to note that in the two cases 
from each of these orders tuberculosis and aspergillosis 
have been combined. The former has assumed the firm 
nodular type, while the mycosis has been of the air sac 
variety. The following case is worth citing as possibly 
illustrating infection per cloacam. There is, however, 
no trace of this bird having been with a male with 
the disease. 
Demoiselle Crane {Anthropoides virgo) 9. General tuberculosis 
including the oviduct. All organs are thickly beset by caseous tuber- 
culous nodules except the lungs which have only a few scattered ones. 
The oviduct is, for its lower two-thirds, much enlarged, firm, tough, pale 
yellow, thickly beset with caseous nodules; upper parts uninvolved. 
The kidneys are definitely enlarged, irregular, almost mulberry-like, 
brownish yellow, firm and tough. On section the lobules are irregular, 
connective tissue increased, urates in pelves. Tubercles in intestines 
seem to be wholly peritoneal. This seems like a tuberculosis of genital 
origin judging from condensation of tubercles in the lower abdomen 
(mass around cloaca). The ovaries are not involved. Lungs and tho- 
racic air sacs relatively free. The pericardium shows a whitish thicken- 
ing of both layers due to the presence of whitish granules like urates. 
Histological section of kidney shows the capsule not greatly altered. 
Glomeruli largely negative but a few show hyaline capsular thickening 
of vacuoles in tufts or fibrosis in tufts or obliteration of whole structure. 
Tubules largely degenerated, distended or distorted. Interstitial tissue 
between the tubules definitely but irregularly increased. No real attempt 
