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seeded with bacteria that it was impossible to get a reliable count of 
the number of fungous colonies, or even a test of the presence of colonies 
of Endothia parasitica . In most instances, however, the bacteria caused 
little or no trouble. 
Table I. — Results of tests of birds Nos. X to 36 as fungus carriers as shown by cultures 
No. 
Date. 
Locality where 
shot (Penn¬ 
sylvania) . 
Kind of bird. 
Number 
of cul¬ 
tures. 
Number 
of bacteria 
and 
yeasts. 
Total 
number of 
fungous 
colonies. 
Number 
of Endo¬ 
thia para¬ 
sitica 
colonies. 
Number 
of fungous 
species 
not Endo¬ 
thia para¬ 
sitica. 
1 
1912. 
Dec. 11 
Tyrone. 
Hairy wood- 
6 
pecker. 
1913- 
2 
Feb. 21 
Martic Forge.. 
Downy wood- 
18 
7,600,000 
156,600 
0 
12 
pecker. 
3 
Feb. 28 
.do. 
Junco. 
1,800,000 
56,500 
4 
...do.... 
.do. 
.do. 
12 
125,000 
10,000 
14 
5 
Mar. 10 
.do. 
Downy wood¬ 
pecker. 
18 
62,500 
642,500 
30,000 
6 
Mar. 19 
...do.. .. 
West Chester.. 
.do. 
173,333 
173,648 
328,000 
60,000 
812,164 
6 
7 
.do. 
.do. 
127,819 
76,000 
12,910,000 
69,827 
/J ?OOO 
109,022 
7 
8 
.. .do_ 
.do. 
.do. 
9 
Mar. 24 
Mar. 28 
Martic Forge.. 
.do. 
Flicker. 
10 
6 
10 
Downy wood¬ 
pecker. 
18 
757,074 
11 
Mar. 31 
Downy wood- 
18 
190,625 
262,500 
15,625 
11 
pecker. 
12 
Apr. 2 
... do.... 
York Furnace j 
.do. 
2,964,444 
18,300,000 
225,000 
444,444 
285,000 
90,000 
31, hi 
25,000 
0 
6 
13 
14 
.do. 
.do. 
7 
6 
...do_ 
.do. 
White-breast- 
12 
ed nuthatch. 
IS 
Apr. 4 
Martic Forge.. 
Downy wood- 
12 
00 
(a) 
(a) 
OO 
pecker. 
16 
Apr. 7 
...do_ 
.do. 
Brown creeper. 
Golden - crown- 
40,000 
32,849 
80,000 
85,357 
s 
17 
.do. 
12 
6,566 
ed kinglet. 
, J 
18 
Apr. 10 
9 miles west of 
Sapsucker. 
12 
170,000 
145,000 
5,000 
9 
Philadel¬ 
phia. 
19 
... do.... 
.do. 
White- breast- 
12 
96,045 
33,900 
5,655 
ed nuthatch. 
20 
... do.... 
5 miles west of 
Downy wood- 
12 
130,000 
130,000 
0 
8 
Philadel¬ 
phia. 
pecker. 
21 
Apr. is 
Apr. 17 
Apr. 18 
Martic Forge., 
.do. 
12 
3,740,000 
344,936 
102,309 
121,387 
337,584 
304,004 
5 , 78 o 
7 ,502 
254-019 
6 
22 
.do. 
Sapsucker. 
12 
23 
West Chester.. 
Brown creep- 
14 
6 
24 
Apr. 21 
Martic Forge.. 
B lack-and- 
white creep- 
14 
14,925,000 
90,000 
0 
4 
25 
Apr. 25 
.do. 
er. 
Downy wood¬ 
pecker. 
16 
358,437 
159,638 
27,I08 
26 
Apr. 30 
...do. 
Martic Forge.. 
.do. 
14 
14 
14 
64,338 
6,121,951 
478,571 
657,169 
970,731 
28,581 
59 , 742 
624,341 
0 
8 
27 
28 
.do. 
.do. 
4 
May 2 
West Chester.. 
Bla ck-and- 
1 
white creep- 
29 
,..do. 
.do. 
Hairy wood¬ 
pecker. 
14 
00 
(0) 
00 
00 
30 
May s 
Martic Forge.. 
Black-and- 
16 
00 
(0) 
00 
00 
white creep- 
31 
32 
33 
...do. 
.do. 
_ t do. 
16 
00 
00 
1,893,854 
(a) 
OO 
00 
36,312 
00 
00 
5 
.,.do. 
.do. 
16 
(a) 
May. 9 
West Chester.. 
Downy wood- 
16 
64,245 
.. .do. 
pecker. 
34 
.do. 
Black-and- 
16 
18,181 
28,571 
0 
5 
white creep- 
35 
.. .do. 
Hairy wood¬ 
pecker. 
173,413 
5 i,724 
0 
5 
36 
May 12 
Martic Forge.. 
Black-and- 
16 
24,000 
16,000 
0 
4 
white creep¬ 
er. 
0 Discarded; too heavily seeded with bacteria for a reliable test. 
