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with a row of short hairs most conspicuous on the lateral dense portion. Male 
somewhat similar to the female with a brown patch on the abdomen, including only 
the eighth and ninth segments. 
2 Length, 1.73 mm; head, 0.32 mm; abdomen, 1.03 mm. Width, head, 0.50 mm; 
abdomen, 0.63 mm. 
¢ Length, 1.41 mm; head, 0.35 mm; abdomen, 0.70 mm. Width, head, 0.47 mm; 
abdomen, 0.51 mm. 
On “ Turdus minor” in Burnett collection. This species approaches 
the Menopon interruptus occurring on the common crow, but differs dis- 
tinctly in the patch on the under side of the head, sternal plate, and 
especially the abdominal bands, which are not interrupted as in that 
species. 
Ancistrona gigas Piaget. 
Les Pédiculines, Suppl., 1885, p. 117, Pl. XII, fig. 8; Kellogg, New Mallophaga, p. 150. 
This species is recorded by Kellogg, as collected from tne Pacific 
fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii and glupischa, Bay of Monterey, 
California. 
Colpocephalum pustulosum Piag. 
Les Pédiculines, p. 559, Pl. XLVI. fig. 8. 
On kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon (Burnett collection). 
Colpocephalum subpachygaster Piaget. 
Les Pédiculines, p. 517, Pl. XLIII, fig. 2. 
On Bubo virginianus (Burnett collection.). 
Colpocephalum flavescens Nitzsch. 
Nitzsch, Germar's Mag., Vol. III, p. 298; Lyonet, p. 262, Pl. XII, fig.2; Denny, p. 206, Pl. X VIII, 
fig.2; Giebel, p. 262, Pl. XIII, fig. 10,and Pl. XIX, figs.3,4,and 7; Piaget, Les Pédic., p. 515, 
Pl. XLII, fig. 10. 
A common species on various birds of prey. Collected from swallow- 
tailed kite, Ames, Iowa. Other authors have cited it from a large 
number of rapacious birds. . 
Colpocephalum longicaudum Piaget. 
Les Pédiculines, p. 534, Pl. XLIV, fig. 6. : 
On earrier pigeon (Burnett collection). Also a specimen very similar 
on Gallus gallus. (Burnett collection). 
Colpocephalum ochrac2um Nitzsch. 
A specimen which agrees very closely with this species is credited to 
Tringa maculata in the Burnett collection. 
Colpocephalum assimile Piaget. 
Les Pédiculines, p. 544. 
Described from specimens taken from Grus americana in zoological 
garden at Rotterdam. Also collected at Ames, Lowa (H. O. collection). 
Also on whooping crane, Lamar, Colo. (Gillette). 
Colpocephalum fuscipes Piaget. 
Les Pédiculines, p. 567, Pl. XLVIL. 
From gull, Larus sp. in the Cassino collection. 
Colpocephalum unciferum Kellogg. 
New Mallophaga, p. 140, Pl]. XII, figs. 1, 2, and 3. 
On Pelecanus californicus, Monterey, Cal. (Kellogg). 
