. A text-book of agricultural zoology. Zoology, Economic. 256 NEUROPTEBA. poultry: four genera are common on fowls and chicks, namely, Ooniodes, Goniocotes, Menopon, and Lipmnts. These lice live upon the birds permanently,—Goniodes and Gonio- cotes on the neck, under the wings, and on the rump. Menopon is more active, and wanders over the whole body: this is the louse that crawls on to a person pluck- ing fowls, but soon dies. Lipeurus lives between the barbs of the wing-feathers. These lice eat away at the base of the feathers, the skin, &c., and cause severe irritation. They stunt the gr
. A text-book of agricultural zoology. Zoology, Economic. 256 NEUROPTEBA. poultry: four genera are common on fowls and chicks, namely, Ooniodes, Goniocotes, Menopon, and Lipmnts. These lice live upon the birds permanently,—Goniodes and Gonio- cotes on the neck, under the wings, and on the rump. Menopon is more active, and wanders over the whole body: this is the louse that crawls on to a person pluck- ing fowls, but soon dies. Lipeurus lives between the barbs of the wing-feathers. These lice eat away at the base of the feathers, the skin, &c., and cause severe irritation. They stunt the growth of young chicks to a serious extent, and prevent the. '1 TrWWWPBHfcV'J' ^. —^FiG. 131.—Tbichodectes SPH^ROCEPHALUS (9) OF SuEEF, mag. 20 diameters. (Fleming.) birds taking nourishment and rest. One can usjually detect the presence of lice on birds by the barbs of the feathers, especially those of the saddle-hackle, be-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Theobald, Frederick Vincent, 1868-1930. Edinburgh and London, W. Blackwood and sons
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