INDEX OF POPULAR AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES 



293 



Plasmodium (Malaria para- 

 sites — see also Avian mal- 

 aria), 2, 7, 34, 164-170, 

 172, 241 



Plasmodium falciparum (Mal- 

 aria parasite) Fig. 3, p. 166 



Plasmodium gallinaceum (Mal- 

 aria Parasite), 168 



Plasmodium relictum { = P- 

 praecox), 165, 170, 217 



Platypsyllus castoris (Beetle), 

 62 



Pleochaetis (Fleas), 91 



Plovers, 18, 204, 205, 225, 

 228, 263 



Pochard [Aethyia ferina), 

 184, 195 



Podicipitiformes (Grebes), 

 153. 183, 193, 195, 206 



Polyctenidae (Bugs), 188 



Polymorphidae, 310 



Polymorphus boschadis (Spiny- 

 headed worms), 189, 190 



Pomatorhine Skua {Ster- 

 corarius pomarinus), 254 



Porpoise, 13 



Porrocaecum (Roundworms), 

 183 



Porrocaecum depressum (Round- 

 worm), 184 



Powan [Coregonus lavaretus), 



195 

 Prairie Falcon {Falco mexi- 



canus), 14 



Procellariiformes (Petrels), 

 130 



Proctophyllodes glandarius 

 (Mite), 226 



Prognesubis, see Purple Mar- 

 tin 



Progynotaenia (Tapeworms), 



193 

 Prosthogonimus oiatus, see 



Oviduct Fluke 

 Prosthorhynchus transversus 



(Spiny - headed Worm), 



189 

 Protalges attenuatus (Mite), 225 

 Protocalliphora azurea (Bird- 

 bottle Fly), 7, 221, Fig. p. 5 

 Protocalliphora (Flies), 221, 



251 

 Protoclepsis tesselata, ses Duck 



Leech 



Protomonadida (Protozoa), 



171-173 

 Protophyllodes glandarius 

 (Mite), 226 



Protozoa, 3, 7, 9, 29, 36, 39, 



41, 42, 52, 159-175, 197, 



217, 222 

 Psephotus chrysopterygius , see 



Parrakeet 

 Pseudolynchia canariensis, see 



Pigeon Louse-fly 

 Pseudomenopon (Feather Lice) 

 Pseudophyllidea (Tapeworms), 



i94> 195 

 Pseudo-scorpions, 18, 248, 



Psittacosis virus, 240 

 Ptarmigan (Lagopus), 15, 87 

 Pterolichus ardea (Mite), 225 

 Pterolichus bicaudatus (Mite), 



145 

 Pterolichus cucidi (Mite), 225 

 Pterolichus obtusus (Mite), 226 

 Ptilonyssus nudus (Mite), 227 

 Puffin [Fratercula arctica), 90, 



92, 94, 116, 231, 255 

 Pulex irritans, see Human Flea 

 Pulicidae (Fleas), 92, 95, 107 

 Purple (Mollusc), 205 

 Purple Grackle {Quiscalus 



quiscula), 127 

 Purple Martin {Progne subis), 



247 

 Purple Sandpiper (Caladris 



maritima), 181, 190, 225 

 Pygiopsyllidae (Fleas), 91 

 Pythons, 232 



Quadraceps (Feather Lice), 

 154, PI. XXIII (146) 



Quail {Coturnix coturnix), 237, 

 241 



Quill Louse, see Curlew 

 Quill Louse 



Rabbit, 54, 92, 98, 230 



Rabbit Flea [Spilopsyllus cun- 

 iculi), 63, 90, 92, 93, 94, 95 

 Pis. X, XI (35, 50) 



Raillietina anatina (Tape- 

 worm), 197 



Rainbow Trout {Salmo iri- 

 deus), 206 



Rallicola (Feather Lice), 155 



Ralliformes (Rails), 155- 

 156 



Rat Flea, see Common Rat 

 Flea 



Rats, 6. 45, 75, 79, 91, 94, 



i7i» 179 

 Raven {Corvus corax), 231 



Razorbill {Alca torda), 195 

 Red-backed Shrike {Lanius 



collurio), 258, 259 

 Red-breasted Goose (Branta 



rujicollis), 14 

 Red-breasted Merganser 



[Mergus serrator), 110 

 Red deer, 230 

 Red Mite of Poultry, 172, 



224, 238 

 Red-necked Phalarope {Pha- 



laropus lobatus), 15 

 Redpoll (Carduelis Jlammea), 



12 

 Redshank (Tringa totanus), 



199, 202 

 Redshank Fluke (Cryptoco- 



tyle jejuna), 199, 201, 202 

 Redstart {Phoenicurus phoeni- 



curus), 221, 258, 259, 260 

 Red-throated Diver {Colym- 



bus stellatus), 197 

 Reduviidae, see Assassin Bugs 

 Redwing {Turdus musicus), 



230 

 Red-winged Crested Cuckoo 



{Clamator coromandus), 263 

 Reed-warbler {Acrocephalus 



scirpaceus), 37, 258 

 Reighardia sternae (Tongue- 

 worm), 233, Fig. 4, 196 

 Remora, see Sucking-fish 

 Reptiles, 161, 194, 232 

 Rhabditida (Worms), 180 

 Rhea {Rhea americana), 142 

 Rhea [Pterocnemia pennata), 



139, 194 

 Rhinoceros, 21 

 Rhinonyssus neglectus (Mite), 



225 

 Rhodnius prolixus, see Assassin 



Bug 

 Rhynonirmus (Feather Lice), 



154 

 Rhizopoda (Protozoa), 160, 



173-174 

 Ricinidae (Feather Lice), 



148 

 Ricinus CFeather Lice), 148, 



149, PI. XXIII (146) 

 Ricinus rubeculae (Feather 



Louse), 126 

 Ringed Plover {Charadrius 



hiaticula), 189 

 Roach {Leuciscus rutilis), 195 

 Robin {Erithacus rubecula), 6, 



12, 17, 73, 126, 148, 149, 



189, 258, 259, PI. IV (15) 



