. Economic entomology . Menopon pallidum (from the fowl).* { to 5 of a line in length. a disproportionate allowance of lice, no less than five species being allotted to them. This is the first and commonest .of the five, and few fowls are to be found free from them. Indeed they often swarm among the feathers to such a degree, that the han>^s of those that rear them cannot be kept free from them when the fowls are plucked or even lifted up. They cling very tightly, and are not easily brushed away, as their bodies are smoothly polished and offer scarcely any resistance. Xos. jMenopon perdrici
. Economic entomology . Menopon pallidum (from the fowl).* { to 5 of a line in length. a disproportionate allowance of lice, no less than five species being allotted to them. This is the first and commonest .of the five, and few fowls are to be found free from them. Indeed they often swarm among the feathers to such a degree, that the han>^s of those that rear them cannot be kept free from them when the fowls are plucked or even lifted up. They cling very tightly, and are not easily brushed away, as their bodies are smoothly polished and offer scarcely any resistance. Xos. jMenopon perdricis {Denny).—4. ; 5= Enlarged figure of ditto ; 6. Illustrative vignette (partridge). Infests the partridge, but specimens are also taken on the pheasant. ^os MEXoroN FULVO MACULATUM {Denny).—7. specimens ; 8. Enlarged figurt of ditto; 9. Illustrative vignette (quail). Infests the quail, * Where not otherwise stated the figures of Anoplura are copied or reduced from the magnified figures in Denny's AnoDlura.
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