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May, 1879.


SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS.

PAGE
General Introduction[1]
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BOOK I.
PARASITES OF MAN.
SectionI.—Trematoda (Flukes)[14]
"II.—Cestoda (Tapeworms)[56]
"III.—Nematoda (Roundworms and Threadworms)[149]
"IV.
Part I.—Acanthocephala (Thornheaded Worms)[256]
"II.—Suctoria (Leeches)[257]
"III.—Arachnida (Parasitic forms of)[259]
"IV.—Crustacea (alleged Parasitic forms of)[268]
"V.—Insecta (Parasitic forms of)[269]
"VI.—Protozoa (Parasitic forms of)[276]
Appendix (Statistics)[284]
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BOOK II.
PARASITES OF ANIMALS.
SectionI.—Parasites of Mammalia.
Part I.—Parasites of Quadrumana[289]
"II.—Parasites of Cheiroptera[293]
"III.—Parasites of Insectivora[295]
"IV.—Parasites of Carnivora[297]
"V.—Parasites of Pinnipedia[313]
"VI.—Parasites of Rodentia[315]
"VII.—Parasites of Edentata[320]
"VIII.—Parasites of Ruminantia[322]
"IX.—Parasites of Solidungula[356]
"X.—Parasites of Pachydermata[393]
"XI.—Parasites of Cetacea and Sirenia[416]
"XII.—Parasites of Marsupialia and Monotremata[430]
"II.—Parasites of Aves[434]
"III.—Parasites of Reptilia[451]
"IV.—Parasites of Pisces[457]
"V.—Parasites of Evertebrata[480]
Appendix (Hæmatozoa)[485]
Index[489]

LIST OF BIBLIOGRAPHIES.

PAGE
No.1. ‌General and systematic treatises[8]
2. ‌Minor treatises, general memoirs, and monographs[10]
3. ‌Literature of Fasciola hepatica in man[17]
4. ‌Distoma lanceolatum in man[20]
5. ‌  "   crassum[28]
6. ‌  "   sinense[29]
7. ‌  "   conjunctum in man[33]
8. ‌  "   heterophyes[35]
9. ‌  "   ophthalmobium[36]
10. ‌Tetrastoma and Hexathyridium[36]
11. ‌Amphistoma hominis[38]
12. ‌Bilharzia hæmatobia[55]
13. ‌Tænia mediocanellata and the beef-measle[84]
14. ‌ " solium and the pork-measle[94]
15. ‌ " tenella and the mutton-measle[99]
16. ‌ " lophosoma[99]
17. ‌ " nana[100]
18. ‌Tapeworm varieties and monstrosities[105]
19. ‌Bothriocephalus latus, B. cordatus, and B. cristatus[112]
20a. General literature of hydatids (English)[141]
b. Hydatids of the liver[142]
c.   "    "  and other organs together[143]
d. Liver hydatids. American cases[144]
e. Hydatids of the lungs and pleura[144]
f.   "   of the kidney[144]
g.   "   of the spleen, omentum, and abdominal cavity[144]
h.   "   within the pelvic cavity[145]
i.   "   of the heart and blood-vessels[145]
k.   "   of the brain and cranial cavity[145]
l.   "   of the bones[145]
m.   "   of the breast, muscles, and soft parts[146]
n.   "   of uncertain seat[146]
o.   "   of animals[147]
p.   "   in man. Foreign literature[147]
21. ‌Trichina spiralis. English literature[174]
 ‌   "    Foreign literature[177]
22. ‌Trichocephalus dispar[180]
23. ‌Filaria Bancrofti (F. sanguinis hominis)[202]
Supplement (Hæmatozoa)[488]
24. ‌Filaria loa[206]
25. ‌  " lentis[206]
26. ‌  " labialis[207]
27. ‌  " trachealis and F. bronchialis[208]
28. ‌Eustrongylus (Strongylus) gigas[210]
29. ‌Dochmius duodenalis[216]
30. ‌Dracunculus medinensis[224]
31. ‌Oxyuris vermicularis[232]
32. ‌Leptodera (Anguillula) stercoralis and L. intestinalis[235]
33. ‌Ascaris mystax[241]
34. ‌  "  lumbricoides[251]
35. ‌Echinorhynchus gigas[257]
36. ‌Sanguisuga medicinalis and other leeches[259]
37. ‌Pentastoma tænioides and P. constrictum[265]
38. ‌Demodex, Sarcoptes, and other Arachnidan ectozoa[268]
39. ‌Gammarus pulex in man[269]
40. ‌Bugs, lice, and other insect parasites of man[275]
41. ‌Psorospermiæ, Gregarinæ, and other protozoa[283]
42. ‌Entozoa of monkeys[293]
43. ‌  "  and ectozoa of bats[295]
44. ‌  "  of insectivorous mammals[297]
45. ‌  "  of carnivorous mammals[310]
46. ‌  "  of seals[315]
47. ‌  "  of rodents[320]
48. ‌  "  of sloths and ant-eaters[322]
49. ‌  "  of ruminants[352]
50. ‌  "  and ectozoa of solipeds[389]
51. ‌  "    "   of elephants[400]
52. ‌  "  of rhinoceroses[402]
53. ‌  "  of the hippopotamus and tapir[403]
54. ‌  "  and ectozoa of swine[414]
55. ‌  "  of whales, dolphins, and dugongs[429]
56. ‌  "  of marsupial animals[434]
57. ‌  "  and ectozoa of birds[448]
58. ‌  "  of reptiles[456]
59. ‌  "  and ectozoa of fishes[477]
60. ‌  "  of insects, crustaceans, and mollusks[484]

ERRATUM.

Page [296], line 24 from the top, for “in the glow-worm (Glomeris),” read “in a myriapod (Glomeris) which is phosphorescent like the glow-worm.”