THE HAEMOPROTEIDS OF THE AVIAN FAMILY SCOLOPACIDAE IN IRAQ WITH DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES

Abstract

ABSTRACT Three scolopacids out of 150 are found infected with Haemoproteus scolopaci Galli-Valerio 1929 and H. tringae n. sp. A detailed description of the new taxon is presented along with a comparison of the diagnostic measurements between the two species.