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Nirmus giganticola Kellogg, New Mallophaga, 1, 1896, p. 105, x)l. v, fig. 

 6. — Kellogg and Chapman, Mallophaga from Birds of California,, 

 in New Mallophaga, III, 1899, p. 75. 

 From Diomedea albatrtis (Bay of Monterey, California). 

 Nirmus furvus Nitzsch (ed. Giebel), Zeitschr. t ges. Naturwiss., 1866, 

 XXVIII, p. 374. — OsBOEN, Insects Affecting Domestic Animals, 

 1896, p. 225. — Kellogg (var. ravus Kellogg), Mallophaga from 

 Birds of Panama, Baja California, and Alaska, in New Mallophaga, 

 III, 1897, p, 14, pi. II, fig. 1. 



Eecorded by Osborn from Fhalaroptis tricolor (Museum, Iowa 

 Agricultural College). 



Eecorded by European authors from several species of Totanus 

 and from godwits and plovers. The species is not sufficiently 

 sharply defined to list accurately its hosts. 



Var. ravus Kellogg from Actitis macularia (Panama). 



Nirmus piceus Nitzsch, Germar's Mag. d. Ent., 1818, III, p. 291. 



N.pileus X., Kellogg, New Mallophaga, 1, 1896, p. 113, j)\. vi, fig. 

 6. — Osborn, Insects Alfecting Domestic Animals, 1896, p. 224, 



Eecorded by Kellogg from Recurvirostra americana (Lawrence, 

 Kansas) ; by Osborn from same host (Museum, Iowa Agricultural 

 College). 



Eecorded by European authors from Recurvirostra avocetta. The 

 specific name pileus has been used for this form ever since the first 

 reference after Xitzsch, evidently from mere carelessness. 

 Nirmus signatus Piaget, Les Pediculines, 1880, p. 186, \)\. xv, fig. 8. — 

 Kellogg, New Mallophaga, 1, 1896, p. 112, pL vi, fig. 5. — Osborn, 

 Insects Affecting Domestic Animals, 1896, p. 224. 



Eecorded by Kellogg from Recurvirostra americana (Lawrence, 

 Kansas); by Osborn from same host, '^ collected from stuffed bird 

 in museum of Iowa Agricultural College." 



Eecorded by European authors from Recurvirostra avocetta. 

 Nirrnus fissus Xitzsch, Germar's Mag. Ent., 1818, III, id. 291. — Kellogg, 

 var. major Kellogg, Mallophaga from Birds of Panama, Baja Cali- 

 fornia, and Alaska, in Xew Mallophaga, III, 1899, p. 15, pi. ii, fig. 2. 



Variety major Kellogg, from Tringa sp, (Baja California). The 

 species (under name bicvs])is) is recorded by European authors from 

 Gharadrius minor, Ch. hiaticula, Ch. morinellus, Totanus calidris, 

 Recurvirostra avocetta, and Vanellus cristatus. 

 Nirmus complexivns Kellogg and Chapman, Mallophaga from Birds 

 of California, in New Mallophaga, III, 1899, p. 75, jjl. vi, fig. 3. 



From Calidris arenaria (Pacific Grove, California) and Tringa 

 m.inutiUa (Palo Alto, California). 

 Nirmus actopMlus Kellogg and Chapman, Mallophaga from Birds of 

 California, in Xew Mallophaga, III, 1899, p. 78, pi. vi, fig. 4. 



From Calidris arenaria (Pacific Grove, California). 



