560 NEMATODE PARASITES OF THE DOMESTIC PIGEON, 



1878. Eeterakis maculosa, Linstow, Compeud. d. Helm., p. 119. — 1868, Ascaris 

 maculusa, Unterbergei-, Oest. Viert. f. wiss. Veterin., p. 38. — 1877, Ueterakis 

 VHiculosa, Ereolaui, Mem. accad. sc. istit. Bologna, ser. 3, vii., pp. 465-467. — 

 1877, Bassi, II. med. veterin., Torino, vi., 4, pp. 232-236, and in Giorn. mod. 

 veterin. praetica, Tdiino. — 1887, Parona, Ann. Mus. civ. Geneva, xxiv., ser. 2. 

 IV., pp. 275, 483.— 1889, Linstow, Comp. d. Helm., Nacbt., p. 43.— 1890. Stos- 

 sicli. Boll. See. adriat., Sc. nat., xii., p. 49. — 1891, Stossich, Boll. Soc. adriat.. 

 xiii., p. 109.— 1892, Neumann, Traite d. malad. para.sit., 2nd edit.— 1893, Stos- 

 sich, Boll. Soc. adriat., xiv.. p. 83. — 1895, Railliet. Traite d. zool. med. et. agric, 

 2nd edit., pp. 406-407. — 1898, Stossich. Progr. civ. Scuola reale super., Trieste. 

 —1899, Linstow, Mitt. Zool. Samm. Mus. Berl.. 1 (2), p. 11, taf. 11, fig. 17.— 

 1896, Galli-Valerio, Manuale pai-assit., Milano. — 1901, GaUi-Valerio, Bull. Soc, 

 Vaudoise Se. Nat., xxxvii., p. 343. — 1901. Messner, Zeitsehr. f. Flpisch u. Milch 

 hygiene, xi., p. 241. — 1902, Perroncito, I parassiti, 2nd edit., p. 380. — 1902, 

 Lisi. II nuo Ercolani, Pisa, an. vii., p. 211. — 1005. Stiles and Hassall. Bur. 

 Anim. Indust., Bull., 79, p. 118. — 1905, Neumanu-Mac(iueen, Parasit., 2n<l edit., 

 pp. 413-414. — 1904, Sabrazes and Salm, Gaz. hebd. d. se. med. de Bordeaux, p. 

 117. — 1906, Barbagallo, Boll. Soe. eulto. Sc. med.-natur. Cagliari, an. xi.. p. 

 143. — 1907, Neumann, F'ara.sites et mal. parasit. des oiseaux dom., pp. 146-148. — 

 1907. Alessandrini, Boll. Soc. Zool. ital.. Roma. ser. 2. viii.. pp. 220-224.— 

 1907. Alessandrini. Ann. d'Igieue. Roma, n.s..xvii., pp. 323-329. 1 tab.— 1909. 

 Alessandrini, Ann. d'Igiene speriment., Roma, p. 497. — 1909, Hautefeuille. 

 Amiens Bull Soe. Linn., xix.. No. 392. pp. 429-431.— 1912. Neveu-Lcmaire, 

 Parasitol. Anim. Dom.. Paris, pp. 677-679. — 1909, Johnston. Free. Linu. Soc. 

 N.S. "Wales, xxxiv.. p. 412.-1910, .Johnston, Proc. Roy. Soc. N.S.W.. xliv., 

 p. 121. — 1911, Wolffhugel, Rev. d. Centro Est. de Agi-onomia y Vet., Buenos 

 Aires, p. 78.-1912, Johnston. Rep. Gov. Bur. Microbiol. N.S.W.. ii., p. 1.35. 

 — 1912. Ascariih'a maculosa, Railliet and Henry, Bull. Soc. Pathol, exot., v.. No. 4, 

 p. 251. — 1913. Ascaridia columhae, Trava.ssos, Mem. d. Instit. Oswaldo Cruz, v., 

 3. pp. 289, 291. PI. 28. fig. 16.-1914. AscaricUa maculosa. Railliet and Henry, 

 IXo Congres Internat. d. Zool.. Rennes, p. 678. — 1918. Ascaridia cnhdiihac, 

 Johnston. TMeni. Queensland Mus.. vi.. pp. 171-174. 



In the same bird which harboured C epltalustrongyhts quadri radial us and 

 Capilhiria columhae were two large specimens, apparently of this worm. One 

 was inadvertently thrown out wath the faeces, and the other consists of the pos- 

 terior half. only, of a female. 



More recently. Dr. Cleland handed me a phial containing a large number of 

 preserved specimens of this species. He informs me that they were found in 

 great numbers, closely packed, in the intestines of some young squabs, sent to the 

 Board of Health for post-mortem examination, and were considered to have caused 

 their death. 



Dr. Harvey .Johnston says (1018. p. 171): "The parasite was found in 

 several Brisbane i^geons. occurring in some of them in considerable number, many 

 of the worms reaching a large size." 



Tn other parts of the world it is a common parasite of the pigeon, and is 

 well known as the cause of a serious, and often fatal, lielminthiasis. especially in 

 the case of young s(|uabs; b>it it has evidently not been noted, hitherto, as the 

 cause of mortality among pigeons in this State. Inquiries from the manager of 

 a large squab company in Sydney elicited the infornintion th;it several squabs. 



