| host records for ornithonyssus sylviarum (mesostigmata: macronyssidae) from birds of north america (canada, united states, and mexico). | the northern fowl mite, ornithonyssus sylviarum (canestrini and fanzago, 1877) (mesostigmata: macronyssidae) is a broadly distributed blood-feeding parasite that has been collected from many birds of temperate regions. previously, the most complete host list was published in 1938, and it included 15 north american (canada, united states, and mexico) host species. in the process of a general survey of bird-associated mites in alberta, canada, we recovered many o. sylviarum specimens. herein, we u ... | 2007 | 17695029 |