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found in the Eyes of Horses in India/' ' Calcutta Med. and 

 Phys. Soc. Trans./ vol. i, p. 345, 1825; rep. in 'Veterinarian/ 

 p. 114, 1828. Valenciennes, " On the Spiroptera megastoma of 

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 foration of the small Intestines by Ascarides lumbricoides (in 

 the Horse)/' from ' Rec. de Med. Vet./ in ' Veterinarian/ 

 p. 569, 1837. Vincent, " Curious case of Incurable Lameness 

 from Hydatids," ' Veterinarian/ 1848, p. 674; see also p. 3, 

 ibid. Wallis, " Note on the occurrence of (250) Lumbrici in a 

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 associated with the Larvae of (Estrus equi within the Stomach and 

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 French, 'Veterinarian/ 1855, p. 463. 



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Concerning the parasites and parasitic diseases of this mis- 

 cellaneous assemblage of large mammals, I shall first speak of 

 those of the proboscideans (Elephantidse) . Except by myself, 

 they have been but little studied, and I am yet waiting for an 

 opportunity to give further time to their consideration. When 

 Diesing published his ' Systema ' only two helminths were 

 referred to the Indian elephant, namely, Ascaris lonchoptera and 

 an undescribed fluke supposed to be a distome. The whole 

 subject requires revision, but I think the following species must, 

 for the present at least, be allowed recognition : Fas- 

 ciola Jacksoni (mihi), Amphistoma Hawkesii (mihi), Ascaris lon- 

 choptera (Diesing), Sclerostoma spinuliferum (Baird), and 

 Dochmius Sangeri (mihi). Either the Ascaris or the Sclerostoma 

 is probably identical with Rudolphi's Strongylus elephantis. 



At the Norwich Meeting of the British Association, in 1868, 



