Haemoproteus Cacatuidae Family Psittacidae Order Strigiformes Family Strigidae "Haemoproteus balazuci" Dias 1953 is a junior synonym of "Haemoproteus testudinalis" "Haemoproteus gymnorhidis" de Mello 1936, "Haemoproteus granulosum" Rey Vila 1945, "Haemoproteus danilewskyi var. urbanensis" Sachs 1953 and "Haemoproteus zasukhini" Burtikashvili 1973 are considered to be synonyms of "Haemoproteus passeris" Kruse 1890. "Haemoproteus rouxi" Novy and MacNeal 1904 is a "nomen nudum". Haemoproteus Haemoproteus is a genus of alveolates that are parasitic in birds, reptiles and amphibians. Its name is derived from Greek: "Haima", "blood", and "Proteus", a sea god who had the power of assuming different shapes. The name "Haemoproteus" was first
Birds of the West Indies Birds of the West Indies Birds of the West Indies () is a book containing exhaustive coverage of the 400+ species of birds found in the Caribbean Sea, excluding the ABC islands, and Trinidad and Tobago, which are considered bio-geographically as part of South America. Written by ornithologist James Bond, the book was first published as "A Field Guide to the Birds of the West Indies" in 1936 by the Academy of Natural Sciences as part of the "International Series". It has been reprinted several times since then, including as one of the Peterson Field Guides series (PFG 18), a