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205. Leucocytozoon sp. 



■\Leucocytozoon sp., Knowles, 1925. 



Leucocytozoon sp., Wenyon, 1926, p. 1377 ; de Mello, 1937 a, 

 p. 105. 



Habitat. — Blood of the babbler, Leiothrix lutea (Scop.) : 

 Bengal, Calcutta. 



206. Leucocytozoon sp. 



■f Leucocytozoon sp., Plimmer, 1914, p. 190. 

 Leucocytozoon sp., Wenyon, 1926, p. 1379 ; de Mello, 1937 a, p. 105. 



Habitat. — Blood of the chat, Oreicola ferrea (Gray), from 

 India, in the Zoological Gardens, London. 



207. Leucocytozoon sp. 



"[Leucocytozoon sp., Plimmer, 1917, p. 32. 

 Leucocytozoon sp., Wenyon, 1926, p. 1382 ; de Mello, 1937 a, p. 105. 



Habitat. — Blood of the finch, Propasser rhodochrous (Vigors), 

 from India, in the Zoological Gardens, London. 



208. Leucocytozoon sp. 



"l Leucocytozoon sp., Knowles, 1928, pp. 379, 381. 



Remarks. — The host-cells, although very much enlarged 

 and showing the characterististic squeezing-out of the nucleus 

 by the parasite against the cell-membrane, did not show the 

 drawn-out tapering ends. Knowles thinks this may have 

 been due to post-mortem changes, as the material was not 

 fresh. 



Habitat. — Blood from the heart and other viscera of Peking 

 robins in the Ahpore Zoological Gardens : Bengal, Calcutta. 



209. Leucocytozoon (?) sp. 



■fLeucocytozoon (?) sp., de Mello, 1937 a, p. 105. 



Form round. Female gametocyte with very small vacuoles,^ 

 and staining deep blue with Leishman's stain; nucleus ovoid, 

 granular, staining rose colour. Male gametocyte with large 

 vacuoles, and staining Hght blue ; nucleus in the form of 

 an irregular thread. 



Remarks. — According to de Mello, the form is perhaps 

 similar to L. annelloise Cleland, 1912, described from Oriolus 

 Sagittarius in Austraha. 



Habitat. — Blood of Oriolus oriolus kundoo Sykes : Poetf- 

 GUESE India. 



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