230 SPOROZOA. 



167. Hsemoproteus sp. 



■fHsemoproteus (?) sp., Scott, 1926, p. 237, Wenyon, 1926, p. 1365. 

 Hsemoproteus (?) sp., Coatney, 1936, p. 90 ; de Mello, 1937 a, 

 p. 99. 



Habitat. — Blood of the Sarus crane, Antigone antigone Linn., 

 from India, in the Zoological Gardens, London. 



168. Hsemoproteus sp. 



■\Heemoproteus sp., Scott, 1926, p. 237 ; Wenyon, 1926, p. 1368. 

 Hsemoproteus sp., Coatney, 1936, p. 91 ; de Mello, 1937 a, p. 99. 



Habitat. — Blood of the Nicobar pigeon, Calosnas nicobarica 

 Linn., from India, in the Zoological Gardens, London. 



169. Haemoproteus sp. 



■f Hsemoproteus sp., Donovan (first recorded in Wenyon, 1926, 

 p. 1369). 

 Hsemoproteus sp., Coatney, 1936, p. 91 ; de Mello, 1937 a, p. 99. 



Habitat. — Blood of the cuckoo, Centropus sinensis (Stephen) : 

 India (locality not cited). 



170. HsBmoproteus sp. 



■f Hsemoproteus sp., Scott, 1926, p. 237 ; Wenyon, 1926, p. 1369. 

 Hsemoproteus sp., Coatney, 1936, p. 91 ; de Mello, 1937 a, p. 99. 



Habitat. — Blood of the golden-headed chloropsis, Chloropsis 

 aurifrons (Temm.), from India, in the Zoological Gardens, 

 London. 



171. Hsemoproteus sp. 



■\ Hsemoproteus sp., Castellani & Willey, 1905, p. 385, pi. xxiv, fig. 4, 

 Hsemoproteus sp., Wenyon, 1926, p. 1371. 



Rare parasites of an elongate shape, with two or three 

 vacuoles, free in the plasma. Sometimes the free parasite 

 appears to be surrounded by a clear halo. Nucleus oval, 

 central. 



Remarks. — The parasite appeared to be non-motile, but 

 showed a slight change of shape. 



Habitat. — Blood of the common babbler, Turdoides striatus 

 striatus (Swainson) : Ceylon. 



172. Hsemoproteus sp. 



'\ Hsemoproteus sp., Plimmer, 1916, p. 85. 

 Hsemoproteus sp., Wenyon, 1926, p. 1371 ; Coatney, 1936, p. 93. 



Habitat. — Blood of yellow- fronted barbet, Cyanops flavifrons 

 (Cuvier), from Ceylon, in the Zoological Gardens, London. 



