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Monkey. corporis feeds, but not so well as on man (Nicolle, Blaizot and Conseil, m. 
1913, p. 210) 1 . 
Dog . capitis, 20 large larvae placed on a dog, failed to feed and died on the animal 
(Nuttall). 
Rabbit . corporis, tried, but were unable to feed (Sikora, viii. 1915, p. 531). 
capitis, feed on shaved rabbit (Galli-Valerio, 1916, p. 37) 1 . 
Guinea-pig.. .corporis, when starved, they feed to repletion, but mostly die afterwards 
(NicoLle, Blaizot and Conseil, loc. cit.). 
„ feed on young animals with coaxing, but die in 24-48 hours (Hey- 
mann, 18. vm. 1915, p. 307). 
„ feed (Sikora, loc. cit.; Musselius, xi. 1915, p. 170). The latter 
author shaved the hair or used depilatory powder 1 . 
,, live a short time (review of Noeller, 1916, p. 778) 1 . ’ 
capitis, feed (Galli-Valerio, loc. cit.) 1 . 
Rat. corporis, feed, but die (Warburton, 1911, p. 23). 
capitis, feed on shaved rat (Galli-Valerio, loc. cit.) 1 . 
Mouse. corporis, feed badly (Prowazek, i. 1915, p. 67). 
refuse to feed (Fiebiger, vn. 1915, p. 645). 
feed (Toyoda, 1914, p. 313; Sikora, loc. cit.) 1 . 
feed with much coaxing, on skin treated with depilatory powder; 
feed readily when they get accustomed, but must prick several 
times to draw blood (Widmann, 18. vm. 1915, p. 290). 
refuse to feed on young naked mouse and on shaved white mouse 
(Nuttall, Expt. VII. 1916). 
Fowl . corporis, feed under experimental condition (Brumpt, 1910, pi. 550) L 
Pigeon . capitis, refuse to feed (Galli-Valerio, loc. cit.). 
Swallow. corporis, tried hard to feed on naked skin of young bird but failed because 
of the slippery skin affording no foothold (Nuttall, Expt. VI. 
1916). 
Collecting, Forwarding and Preserving Lice. 
Lice are best collected from the clothing and human body or hair 
by means of fine pointed forceps, care being exercised to grasp them 
gently. Hair with attached eggs should be cut off near the root without 
touching the eggs. For transportation alive, the insects should be 
placed in corked glass tubes with hair or bits of cloth to which they can 
cling; cotton wool is to be avoided as the insects become entangled in 
it. Most of the lice collected in this manner will live 2-3 days, unfed, 
at usual, temperatures. For ordinary purposes of preservation, they 
should be dropped alive into 70 % alcohol. 
1 No particulars are given as to how long the lice lived after having fed, or if the 
feeding was ever repeated. We must presume that the lice were fed but once and that 
no attempt was made to raise them on blood other than human. 
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