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organs in each segment, close to the longitudinal excretory canals. 
Genital canals pass dorsal of longitudinal excretory vessels and 
nerve. Testicles numerous, filling the median fields, and extend- 
ing dorsal of the female organs and excretory vessels to the 
extreme edge of the medullary parenchyma. Uterus breaks down 
and the eggs become enclosed singly in egg capsules. Adult in 
birds. 
Type-species:—Cotugnia digonopora (Pasquale 1890) Diamare, 
1893. 
Cotugnia digonopora (Pasquale, 1890) Diamare, 1893. 
ZEV 8282 Corvus macrorhynchus. Calcutta. T. Southwell. Two speci- 
(Crow). mens, 
ZEV £183 Gallus gallus? Berhampur, Major Lane, I.M.S. Five spe- 
(Hen). Bengal. cimens. 
Length 70 mm. Greatest breadth 6 mm. Length of last 
segment I'2 mm. Head 14 mm. broad. Suckers *45 mm. broad, 
globular and prominent. Spines on rostellum exceedingly minute. 
Neck absent. Genital pores double and situated about the middle 
of the segment. Calcareous corpuscles large. 
Synonym:—Taenta digonopora, Pasquale, 1890. 
Literature:—Pasquale, 1890; Diamare, 1893; Stiles and 
Hassall, 1896; Ransom, 1909. 
Genus Davainea, Blanchard and Railliet, 18or. 
= Bothriotaenta, Railliet, 1892, 
(type, Dibothrium longicolle, Molin, 1858). 
Generic diagnosis :—Davaineinae. A single set of reproductive 
organs in each segment. Genital pores unilateral or occasionally 
irregularly alternate. Uterus breaks down into egg capsules each 
containing one or several eggs. Adult in mammals and birds. 
Type-species:—Davainea proglottina (Davaine 1860) Blan- 
chard, 1891. 
Davainea friedbergeri (Von Linstow, 1878) R. Blanchard, 
1891. 
ZEV £931 Pavo nigripennis. Berhampur, Major Lane, I.M.S. One 
(Black shouldered Bengal. specimen. 
peacock). 
I very doubtfully refer a single damaged specimen to the 
above species. It measured 140 mm. long and the greatest 
breadth was 5 mm. ‘The genital pores were unilateral. 
Synonyms :—Taenia friedbergert, Von Linstow, 1878. 
Taenia agama, Megnin, 1878. 
Taenia infundibuliformis var. phasianorum, Meg- 
Nit, L7G: 
Taenia cesticillus var. phasianorum, Neumann, 
1878. 
Literature :—Stiles and Hassall, 1896. 
