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. 2018 Oct 26:747–773. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-805306-5.00031-6

Figure 31.28.

Figure 31.28

Chicken body lice (Menacanthus stramineus) on the feathers of a chicken.

These lice are one of the most common parasites found on the body of many gallinaceous birds. This yellowish, chewing lice have a flat body and are about 3 mm long.