. ON AUSTRALIAN AVIAN ENTOZOA. 109 



Bancroft recorded the occurrence of embryos in the blood 

 of this host. Dr. Oleland and I have also met with a 

 Microfilaria in blood fims from a local bird. (N.S.W.) 

 62. Craticus destructor, Temm. (syn. C. torquatus, Lath.) 

 (M. 658, H. 252.) The butcher bird or collared crow- 

 shrike. 



Neniatoda :— Filaria sp., Bancroft, I.e., p. 61. (Queensland.) 

 The embryos (Microfilaria) were seen in the blood, the 

 adults inhabiting the peritoneal cavity. 



(G) Family Certhiid/e. 

 03. ('Hiwietevis ircllsi, Grant. 1 A tree-creeper. 

 Acanthocephala : — EchinorhyncJius §p. 

 This parasite lives in the subcutaneous tissues of the 

 neck of this host. It also occurs in Pomatorhinua rubeeutms, 

 P. superciliosus and Aphchwcphnln Imcopsis. The speci- 

 mens were collected by Dr. Cleland on the Shaw River in 

 the north-western portion of West Australia. 

 (H) Partd.e. 



64. Aphelocephala leucopxis, Gould (syn. Xerophila Icu- 

 copsis, Gld.) (M. 689, H. 239.) The white-faced tit- 



Acanthocephala : — ErJiiw-rlnj-nrJ, ns sp. (Hallet's Cove, S. 



Australia.) 



This encysted parasite was collected by Dr. Cleland from 



the subcutaneous and superficial muscular tissues. It 



occurs in certain other birds such as Pomatorhinas and 



Clitnacteris. 



(J) Family Zosteropid^e. 



65. Zosterops caerulescens, Lath. (M. 712, H. 301). The 

 silver-eye. 



This haematozoon has been frequently met with by Dr. 

 Cleland and myself in blood films taken by us from this host 

 (N.S.W.) 



