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the bird's ei-ytlirofvte. I have fouml Plasmodkna pra'cox in 20 

 •liffeient species of birds, in none of wljich has it Ijeen recorded 

 before. Geographically the distribution of the 21 birds in which 

 I have found this parasite is as follows : — Europe 1, Asia 4 

 Africa 5, Americas 8, Australia 3. It is a deadly disease in 

 birds, and produces a marked anaemia, and considerable enlarge- 

 ment of the spleen and changes in the bone-marrow. 



1 have foTind Plasmodia in 6 reptiles of 5 different species, in 

 all for the first time. They all probably fall under the heading 

 of Hcemocystidiv.m. They all have pigment, and when large have 

 rather the appearance of Hcemoprotetis. The cells are not 

 altered. 



PlASMODIAL PaHASITKS found IX THE WlJ.Uli OF 



Mx-smMA.—Plasinodtiim koch I. 



Name. IlAiiixAr. 



*Greon .Monkov (Cercopilhecus salccns) Sk-ira Leone. 



Birds. — Plasmodium prcpcox. 



Long-tailod Glossy Starliuf? {Lamprotoniis a-veus) . W. Africa. 



Japanese Hawfinch {Coccothraustes melanura) Japan. 



2 Clowned Cranes {Balearica re(/nlorum) S. Africa. 



Oianore-clu'pked Waxbill (EsMda melpoda) W. Africa. 



Small Hill Myiiali (Gracula religiosa) India. 



Hed-and-Hluc Macaw (.4m macao) C. America. 



Tambourine Pifreon (Tympanistria hicnlor) W. Africa. 



Ked-eared IJulI.ul (Pi/cnouotns jocnsvs) India. 



Nutcracker {Xnrifraga caryocatactes) Europe. 



Yellow-breasted Tanager {CalUste thoracica) Hra/il. 



Hlue Sugar-Hird (JJacnis cat/ana) S. America. 



Hra/ilian Hangnest {Icterus jamaieai) Hrazil. 



Ox-Bird {Te.vtor alector) \V. Africa. 



P'lycatclier (Stoparola melannps) Australiii. 



Jay-Thrusli {Gnrriilax leiicolophiis) X. India. 



Mexican Finch {Carpodaciis me.ricanns) Mexico. 



Hainbow Bunting ( C>/anospiza Jeclancheri) Mexico. 



Blue-tailed Fruit Pigeon iCarpophaga conchina) ... Aru Island«. 



Cul)an Finch (Phonipara canora) Cuba. 



Scaly Dove (.SVa)-rf«r/e?/n S7«a)?;r;srt) S.America. 



Pv EPTiLES. — Horn ncystidlvm . 



Hell's Cinixys (Cinii.ris heJUatia) Africa. 



Three-tailed Terrapin (Sfaurofi/pus triporcahts) B. Honduras. 



Painted Terrapin {Chriisemys pictn) N.America. 



Home's Cinixys (Cini.rys homeava) W. Africa 



2 Eroded Cinixys (Cini.vi/s erosa) \\ Africa. 



The second parasite of birds is Hrrmop-otetis danileuslyi, which 

 has been found in a large number of ca.ses : and its development 

 is unknown. Jt is found first as a small irregular bodv in the 



