THE MOUNT DESERT EEGION 55 



Order MALLOPHAGA 



]\Ienoponidae 

 Menopon Nitzsch 



M. GALLiNAE Limi, Commoii chicken louse. 

 M. sTRAMiNEUM Nitz. Infests domestic fowls. 

 M. CROCATUM Nitz. Occurs on American woodcock. 

 M. EXPANSUM Osb. Occurs on bobolink. 



COLPOCEPHALUM Nitzsch 



C. FUsciPES Piaget. Infests various gulls. 

 C. picEUM Denny. Found on great black-backed gull. 

 C. ocHRACEUM Nitz. Occurs on pectoral sandpiper. 

 C. pusTULosuM Piaget. Infests belted kingfisher. 



C. suBPACHYGASTER Piaget. Occurs on great horned owl. 



AcTORNiTHOPHiLUS Ferris 



A. AFFiNE Nitz. Found on spotted sandpiper. 



A. FUNEBEE Kell. Infests various gulls. 



A. MINUS Kell. & Chap. Occurs on sanderling. 



A. TiMiDUs Kell. On golden and black-bellied plovers. 



Myrsidea. Waterston 



M. AMERICANA Kcll. Occurs Oil commoii crow. 

 M. cucuLARis Nitz. Occurs on starling. 

 M. CRASsiPES Piaget. Found on Baltimore oriole. 

 M. DissiMiLis Kell. Infests purple martin. 

 M. iNTERRUPTA Osb. Fouud ou commou crow. 

 M. iNCERTA Kell. Occurs on various passerines. 

 M. RUSTiCA Nitz. Infests purple martin. 



Tetrophthalmus Grosse 



T. iNcoMPosiTUs Kell. & Chap. Occurs on double-crested cor- 

 morant. 



Dennyus Neumann 



D. DUBius Kell. Occurs on chimney swift. 



D. TRUNCATUs Olfcrs. Also found on chimnev swift. 



