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lias rf'cciitly c-allcd atlentioii to this disease, aiui as 

 we shall pi'obably hear of its existence in various parts 

 of the country, it may be well to state at this time what 

 is known regarding the tapeworms of domesticated 

 fowls and, in response to several requests from experi 

 inent stations, to give the geiioiic and specific diag 

 tioisos as they at present stand. 



The following table shows SS species which have 

 been recorded for poultry, but several of these are 

 doubtful and probably several forms appear in the lis! 

 more than once, under different names. Besides the 

 forms given, one o.r two other forms have been re- 

 corded, hut can be ignored for the present. A square 

 n signifies that the parasite is recorded only from ponl 

 try; a cross + that it occur's in wild birds, but proba 

 bly not in poultry; the circle O signifies that 

 the para.sitp is recorded both in ponltry and in wild 



