Bennett, G.F.Earle, R.A.Peirce, Michael A.Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand2013-11-212013-11-2120131992Bennett, GF, Earle, RA & Peirce, MA 1992, 'The Leucocytozoidae of South African birds: Caprimulgidae, Columbidae, Gruidae and Spheniscidae’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 229-234.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32547The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.Four species of Leucocytozoon, L. caprimulgi of the Caprimulgidae (nightjars), L. marchouxi of the Columbidae (pigeons and doves), L. grusi of the Gruidae (cranes) and L. tawaki of the Spheniscidae (penguins) are re-described. Leucocytozoon turtur is declared a synonym of L. marchouxi.en©South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services. ©University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineAvianVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaCaprimulgidae -- South AfricaCaprimulgiformes -- South AfricaPodargidae -- South AfricaSteatornithidae -- South AfricaPotoos -- South AfricaArticle