84 prof. h. g. plimmer on 



Blood-Parasites . 



During the year the blood of every animal that died has been 

 examined, with the result that parasites have been found in 46 

 cases, in 24 species for the first time. 



They have been distributed as follows : — 



Filarice. In 2 mammals ; in 1 species for the first time. 

 In 6 birds ; in 4 species for the first time. 

 In 1 reptile for the first time. 

 Trypanosomes. In 2 reptiles. 



C Plasmodium kochi. In 1 mammal for the first 

 j time. 



■ju- 1 • J Hcemoproteus danilewskyi. In 7 birds ; in 3 species 

 "^ for the first time. 



Plasmodium prcecox. In 1 bird for the first 



time. 



Leucocytozoa. In 3 birds ; in all for the first time. 

 Toxojylasma. In 1 reptile for the fii-st time. 

 Haimogregarines. In 1 7 I'eptiles ; in 7 species for the first 



time. 

 Intestinal organisms. In 5 reptiles ; in 2 species for the first 

 time. 



The following list gives particulars of the blood-parasites in 

 detail : — 



Embryo Filarice found in the blood of Mammials. 



Habitat. Type. 



Lion Marmoset {Leontocebus rosalia) ... Brazil. Very long. 



Found in the following for the first time : 

 WooWy'Koxike.Y {Lagothrix infumata)... S.America. Long. 



Embryo Filarim found in the blood of Birds. 

 Chilian Starling [Curceus aterrimus) ... Chili. 

 Found in the following for the first time : 



White-eyebrowed Wood-Swallow {Arta- N.S. Wales. Long, thick. 



mus superciliosus). 

 3 Red Birds of Paradise {Paradisea Waigiou Island. Short, stout ; 2 of the 

 rtibra). birds contained also 



iilariae of long thin 

 type. 

 Military Starling (Trupialis militaris) . Chili. Long, thin. 



Embryo Filarice found in the blood of .a Reptile : for 

 the first time. 



y^oM-'Siwake {Coluher Icetus) N.America. Long, thin. 



Trypanosomes found in the blood of Reptiles. 

 2 Edible Frogs (Ea?ta escM^ewto) Europe. T. rotatorimni^'^G. 



