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Nirmus discocephalus Nitzsch, Germar's Mag. Ent., 1818, III, p. 291. — 

 Kellogg (var. amhlys Kellogg) ^ew Mallophaga, II, 1897, p. 498, 

 pi. Lxvii, fig. 6. — OsBORN, Insects Affecting Domestic Animals, 

 1896, p. 223. 



Variety amhlys Kellogg, from HaHcetus leucocephalus (Lawrence, 

 Kansas). Eecorded by Osborn from same host (Burnett collection) 

 (IsTorth AmerJca). 



Kecorded by European authors from Halicetus albicella. 

 Nirmus splendidus Kellogg, Mallophaga from Birds of Panama, Baja 

 California, and Alaska, in New Mallophaga, III, 1899^ p. 16, pi. ii, 

 iigs. 3 and G. 

 From Polyhorus cheriway (Baja California). 

 Nirmus fenestratus Nitzsch (ed. Giebel), Zeitsclir. f. ges. ISTaturwiss., 1866, 

 XXYII, p. 117. — Osborn, Insects Affecting Domestic Animals, 

 1896, p. 224. 



Recorded by Osborn from Goccyzus erythrophthalmus (Burnett col- 

 lection) (North America). 

 Eecorded by European authors from Cuculus canorus. 

 Nirmus atopus Kellogg, Mallophaga from Birds of Panama, Baja 

 California, and Alaska, in New Mallophaga, III, 1899, p. 18, pi. ii, 

 fig. 4. 



From Piaya cayana thermoj)Mla (Panama). 

 Nirmus marginatus Osborn, Insects Affecting Domestic Animals, 1896, 

 p. 228, pi. II, fig. h. 



Frooi CeopMceus pileatus (Burnett collection) (North America). 

 Nirmus candidus Nitzsch (ed. Giebel), Zeitsclir. f. ges. Naturwiss., 

 1866, XXYII, p. 117; XXVIII, p. 368.— Osborn, Notes on Mal- 

 lophaga and Pediculidge, Canad. Ent., 1884, XVI, p. 198; Insects 

 Affecting Domestic Animals, 1896, p. 224. 



Recorded by Osborn from Melanerpes caroUnus (Burnett col- 

 lection), Colaptes atiratuSj and Pious villosus (locality?). 



Recorded by European authors from Picus canus and P. viridis. 

 Nirmus eustigmus Kellogg, New Mallophaga, II, 1896, p. 493, pi. 

 LXVII, fig. 3. 



From Trochilus annce (Palo Alto, California). 

 Nirmus tyrannus Osborn, Insects Affecting Domestic Animals, 1896, 

 p. 228. 



From Tyranynis sp. (Burnett collection). 

 Nirmus vulgatus Kellogg, New Mallophaga, II, 1896, p. 496, pi. 

 LXVII, fig. 5. — Kellogg and Chapman, Mallophaga from Birds of 

 California, in New Mallophaga, III, 1899, p. 86. 



Recorded by Kellogg from Carpodacus purpureus cali/ornicus, 

 C. mexicanus frontalis^ ZonotrieJiia coronata, Z. ganibeli, Pipilo 

 maculatus megalonyx, and Pipilo fuscus crissalis (all from Palo Alto, 

 California) ; and from Juneo Jiyemalis and Merula migratoria (Law- 



