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ai-e not destructive to the |)ifieon unless thev are very 

 uumerous, or occur so plentifullv about the eves and 

 nose as to obstruct these Oipenin>rs. oi- spread from the 



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Protozoa, from a Fowls Intestine. 

 Coccidium perf oralis, 

 a. b. coccidia extracted from the epithelial cells of the intestine, and rep- 

 resenting the first phases of development; c. encysted coccidium, found 

 free in the intestine; d. adult coccidium encysted in an enlarged and de- 

 formed epithelial cell. 



comers of the beak into the mouth. If they are num- 

 erous in these localities they cause serious inconven- 

 ience, the bird becomes thin and weak and finally dies. 

 The English poulterers sometimes refer to this disease 

 as a pox of the chicken but this designation is very 

 misleading because fowls do not suffer from pox in the 

 .sense that mamn^als do. 



The remedy for these warts is to remove all infected 

 birds from the pigeon loft, renew the nests, clean the 

 interior and treat the individual by burning the wart 

 out with a hot iron or apply tincture of iodine or tur- 

 pentine. Cieolin is also etticient, but it is uecessai\y 

 that the top of the growth should be sliced off before 

 the creolin is applied, then by placing a drop on the 

 end of the wart and renewing the application every 

 three or four days as long as necessar;\-, the condition 

 may be pennanently cured. Tincture of iodine con 

 stitute.* bv far the best remedv. 



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