BY T. L. BANCROFT, M.D. 



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cestoda in the muscles and in the peritoneal cavity, mature tape 

 worms, many species of lnmbricus and some flukes of the gall- 

 bladder, a rare field of research for a student of helminthology ! 



The following is the list of birds which harbonr haecnatozoa, 

 with the number of each examined and the number that contained 

 filariae. 



Name. 



Number 

 examined. 



Number that 

 contained 

 haematozoa. 



Eurystomus pacificns — Roller-bird 



9 



9 



Strepera graculina 



I 



1 



Gymnorrhina tibicen— Magpie 



4 



3 



Cracticus toiquatus — Butcher-bird 



23 



12 



Cbibia bracteata 



4 



1 



Myiagra plumbea 



4 



2 



Sericulus melinus — Regent-biid 



10 



3 



Mimeta viridis 



5 



2 



Corvus australis — Crow 



2 



2 



Pomatostomus temporalis 



u 



5 



Myzantha garmla — Soldier-bird 



16 



15 



Entomyza cyanotis — Blue-faced honey-eater 



10 



4 



Annelobia lanulata 



4 



3 



Trichoglossus novse-hollandia? — Blue-Moun- 







tain Parrot 



6 



3 



In conclusion 1 have to thank Mr. Henry Tryon for his kind- 

 ness in assisting me with a few birds and for the scientific names of 

 the above-mentioned birds. 

 Brisbane, 



January 28th. 1889. 



Since the above was written I have examined a large number 

 of birds, whose blood harboured embryo-filaria . for the adult worms 

 and have succeeded in finding them in three specimens. Twenty- 

 seven worms in the peritoneal cavity of a crow (fifteen females and 

 twelve males), seven females and five males in the peritoneal cavity 

 of a butcher-bird, and one male in a soldier-bird, this also was situ- 

 ated in the peritoneal cavity. 



