Some Blood Parasites of New Zealand Birds
Explanation of Plates 1 and 2
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Explanation of Plates 1 and 2
Plate 1
Haemoproteus danilewsky Kruse, 1890, from Turdus ericetorum
- Fig. 1.—Normal erythrocyte of T. ericetorum.
- Figs. 2–6.—Developing gametocytes.
- Figs. 7 and 8.—Microgametocytes.
- Fig. 9.—Double infection of an erythrocyte by a microga-metocyte and a macrogametocyte.
- Figs. 10–12.—Macrogametocytes.
Leucocytozoon fringillinarum Woodcock, 1910, from Fringilla coelebs
- Figs. 13 and 14.—Basophil erythroblasts of F. coelebs.
- Fig. 15.—Polychromatophile erythroblast of F. coelebs.
- Fig. 16.—Normal erythrocyte of F. coelebs.
- Fig. 17.—Young gametocyte.
- Figs. 18–20.—Microgametocytes.
- Figs. 21 and 22.—Macrogametocytes.
Plate 2
Plasmodium relictum (Grassi and Felletti, 1891) from various hosts, and Plasmodium sp? from Anas poicilorhyncha
- Fig. 1.—Normal erythrocyte of Turdus ericetorum.
- Fig. 2.—Amoeboid trophozoite from Turdus merula.
- Fig. 3.—Trophozoite of Plasmodium sp? from Anas poicilorhyncha.
- Fig. 4.—Schizont from Passer domesticus.
- Fig. 5.—Schizont from Turdus ericetorum.
- Fig. 6.—Phagocyted corpuscle of Turdus ericetorum, containing a schizont.
- Figs. 7–9.—Schizonts from Turdus ericetorum.
- Fig. 10.—Young gametocyte from Passer domesticus.
- Fig. 11.—Microgametocyte from Passer domesticus.
- Fig. 12.—Macrogametocyte from Passer domesticus. Toxoplasma sp? from Zosterops lateralis
- Figs. 13–16.—Toxoplasma sp? within mononuclear leucocytes of Z. lateralis.