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iii-*' not (I( stiuc1iv( lo the j)ioeon unless tlioy are yovy 

 Uiimci'ous. 01- occMii- so jdcnt ifnlly iiboul tlic eyes and 

 nose as to obstruct those o.peninjys. or spre.ul from the 



Protozoa, from a Fowls Intestine. 

 Coccidivm ]J67\f(rram, 

 a. b. coccidia extracted from the epithe'ial cells of the intestine and rep- 

 resenting the flrst phases of development ; 0. encysted coccidium found 

 tree in the intestine ; d. adult coccidium encysted in an enlar"-ed and de- 

 formed epithelial cell. 



(•i)rners of the beak into the mouth. If they are num- 

 erous in tliese 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 maniirais 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. Creolin is also efficient, but it is neces.sary 

 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 reneAving the application every 

 three or four days as long as necessary, the condition 

 may be permanently ciii-ed. Tincture of iodine con- 

 stitutes bv far the best remedv. 



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