JXTEKNAL PARASITES 99 



FLUKES 

 (Trematodes) 



The roiiiniiiino- ^-i-onp of worms wliidi iiilia])it the intestinal 

 traet of birds belong" to the class of Treiiiatoda and are eom- 

 iiionly known as flukes. 



Th(^ tlukes of birds are harbored for the most part in the 

 intestinal traet. If we are to judge from reports, these worms 

 are exceedingly rare in this country. 



Notocotyle Verrucosum 



Perhaps tlie most common of the flukes is the Notocotyle 

 verrucosum. Jts body is white or reddish white and from one- 

 twelfth to one-fourth of an inch long, an oblong oval in shape, 

 narrow in front and rounded behind. It is found in the in- 

 testines, principally the cecum or l)lind gut of chickens and 

 ducks. 



No serious results have been attributed to the flukes of 

 poultry, although it is well known that they cause serious 

 maladies in other animals. There have been three or four 

 other similar worms described which closely resemble this one. 



INTESTINAL WORMS OF CANARIES 



If the bird is infested with worms, these may at times be 

 noted in the droppings. Place in the drinking water ten 

 drops tincture gentian to each ounce of the liquid. After 

 two days give two drops olive oil by the mouth by means of 

 a medicine dropper. 



