Bird notes (1916) (14564803660)

Identifier: birdnotesns07fore (find matches)
Title: Bird notes
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Foreign Bird Club National British Bird and Mule Club
Subjects: Birds -- Periodicals Birds -- Great Britain Periodicals
Publisher: Brighton : Foreign Bird Club : National British Bird and Mule Club
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library



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i: Pakrakiet. (Miss E. M. Baker, Swinon, YorksV Thecause ot deatli was pneumonia, which often arises during a journey. Avada\at (cf). (G. E. Haggie). The cause of death was pneu-monia which is the bane of bird-keeping. Goui.DiAN Finch CJ). (Mrs. A. Sorey, Cheshire). Thi cau.e of deathwas pneumonia. The condition of the beak was due to the mang;-mite of birds,the Sarcoptes minor, which is not rare in highly coloured plumage birds,especially the Gouldian Finch. In poultry and game-birds, this paia i e cau esscaly-leg, which \i one of the Sarcoptic manges of birds. Painting onthe part, b y means of a fine camel-hair pencil, paraffin every third daywould cause the disease to disappear. Hanging Parrakhet (q^). (B. T. Stewart, Radl t:. The cau.e ofdeath was enlargement of the liver. India Mvnah (cf)- (E. R. Phillips, Dublin). The cause of deathwas chronic enteritis, no doubt due to the chilly dampness. Answcrtd by poit ■.—Lsidy Yule; Mrs. Burgees. H. GRAY, M..R.C.V.S. cr. m o>-. o P3
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=q to ci o All rights reserved. February, 1916. BIRD NOTES: THE JOURNAL OF THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB The Breeding Season 1915, in Boyers HouseAviaries. By W. Shorf, Baily. In. spite of the fart that owing to the war I was unableto give niy birds as much attention as usual, the breeding-season with me was by no means a bad one. The mostnoticeable events have already been recorded in Bird Notes,bu;t a few ,not.es With regard to the others may be of interest.The following young birds left the nest: II Rosella Parr.ikects (Pltityccrriix iwi/niiis).2 Rosella Parrakeet Hybrids. 2 Alexandrine Parrakcets (Piiliwornis iicpcilcwiis). 1 Black-checked Lovebird (Af^aiiori.is iiif^iicol/is).5 Madagascar Lovebirds (A. curia). 3 Brown-eared Conurcs (Coniinis ocularis). 2 Napoleon Weavers (Pyronielaiia ajra). 4 Taha Weavers (P. taha). I Half-masked Weaver (H\ph(iiiloinis vllcllinus). 4 Spice Finch X Bengalese Hybrids. 4 Saffron Finches (Syculis jlavcola). 8 Bronze-wing Doves (Phaps clialcoptera). 1 Brush