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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Nov 25.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2002 May;66(5):599–604. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2002.66.599

Table 2.

Blood meal identification in wild-caught Culex tarsalis

Common name Latin name Number found
Avian
 Common grackle Quiscalus quiscala 26
 American robin Turdus migratorius 5
 Japanese quail Coturnix coturnix 3
 Mourning dove Zenaida macroura 2
 Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata 1
 Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 1
 American kestrel Falco sparverius 1
 Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus 1
Mammalian
 Human Homo sapiens 10
 Cow Bos taurus 9
 Pig Sus scrofa 6
 Cat Felis catus 1
 Raccoon Procyon lotor 1