were on Cuaulus oanovus (13.0), Sylvia atriaapiUa (4.5) and Turdus 
phitomeZos (4.1). The 4 highest infestation rates (Table 7) for birds 
of which more than 50 were handled were: Luscinia luscinia (28.0), 
Turdus phTlomeZos (20.0), Lusoinia megarhynohos (15.0), and LaiiTus 
ooZZurTo (9.0); another high rate of infestation was found in Phoenicurus 
ochrurus (36.0). 
In Egypt, in the fall of 1969 (Table 3), 213 infested birds com- 
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prising 27 species yielded 522 ticks representing 4 species: EyaZomma 
m, marginatum^ HaemaphysaZis punctata^ Ixodes frontaZis and J. ricinus . 
All bird species but 5 yielded HyaZoma m. marginatum. Of these PhyZZoscopus 
troohiZus and Lusoinia Zusoinia yielded three other tick species; Anthus 
triviaZis^ C. ootumix^ Lusoinia megarhynohos^ Phoeniourus phoeniourus^ 
SyZvia atrioapiZZa^ Turdus phiZomeZos^ T. meruZa and T. visoivorus 
yielded one other tick species each. The 3 highest infestation loads 
were on CuouZus oanorus (11.8), Upupa epops (5.0), and Turdus meruZa 
(4.3). The 3 highest infestation rates (Table 7) for birds of which more 
than 50 were handled were: Phoeniourus phoeniourus (6.0), Lusoinia 
Zusoinia (5.0), and CuouZus oanorus (4,0). Anthus triviaZis (15.0) 
also showed a high rate of infestation. 
In the spring of 1967 (Table 4), in Egypt, 158 birds comprising 
22 species yielded 363 ticks of 6 species. Tick species were: EyaZomma 
marginatum rufipes^ Ixodes sp.^ I. arboriooZa^ AmbZyomma sp.^ EaemaphysaZis 
hoodiy Omithodoros sp. All birds carried E, m. rufipes except Passer 
domestious. Anthus triviaZis carried 2 tick species in addition to E. m. 
rufipes; and Lusoinia megarhynohos y one. The three highest infestation 
loads were CaprimuZgus europaeus (31.0), Jynx torquiZZa (9.0), and 
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