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Identifier: birdnotes07fore (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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edian Finch (hen). (Mrs. L. Rogerson.) Acute double pneumonia.The external coat of the heart was intensely stained, suggesting someacute bacterial infection of the blood. The birds breast-bone wassomewhat prominent, as if the bird had been suffering a few days.Green Budgerigar (cock). (Miss H. L. Morgan). Cause of death, acutepneumonia. The bird was undergoing its moult. Had it beenexposed to a draught ?Young Virginian Cardinal (fourteen days old). (J. Hume). I am ofopinion your bird died from malnutrition consequent upon improperfood. Too many mealworms are injurious. The adult birds are fondof canary seed—at least mine are.Beack-Headrd Gouedian Finch (hen). (J. H. Henstock). Cause of death, enlarged liver and jaundice.Ansivered by post: (The Countess of Winchilsea and Nottingham). ERRATUM.Vioeet-eared WAXBII/L—3rd line, page 112, for inflamatioii read inflammation ; and for bowels read bowel.On page 112, before (Miss L. J. Hetley) insert Lavender Finch. Henry Gray, M.R.C.V.S. CQ
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a! w CD < H QPd o fen o&-. w CQ ^ w H aj 1 All rights reserved). (September 190S. BIRD NOTES: THE JOURNAL OF THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB. Zbe Black-cbeefceD ov XesserIRufous-beafceD £anacjer. (Calliste cayaua)By O. Miixsum. I have received a command from our esteemed editor for afew remarks on the beautiful Tanager (Calliste caya?id), of whicha coloured plate accompanies this article, and of which I am theproud possessor. It was formerly in our editors possession,indeed the credit of getting it through its first moult in thiscountry belongs to him. Possessing a name which is apt to mislead one, i.e.—theBlack-cheeked Tanager, one which I cannot appreciate, as I preferthe better suited name given to this species by Sclater, that of theL,esser Rufous-headed Tanager, one is inclined to expect asombre bird of the black species, perhaps with a little colouring.But to my surprise when seeing this gem to which thisname has been given, it is beautiful beyond description, at leastthat was m
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