الفهرس 
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Abstract
A total of 205 quails (112 farm’s quails and 93 migrant quails) were collected. The farm’s quails were from different farms at Sharkia province, Egypt and the migrant ones were bought from hunters during migration season (September, October and Novmber) from Rasheed and Damietta cities. Also, a total of 203 living domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica) were collected from different localities at Sharkia Province, Egypt. The present study revealed that 141 (68.78%) of examined quails and 173 (85.22%) of the examined pigeons were infected with internal parasites.
The collected parasites in quails included five species of Eimeria, one species of blood parasites, one species of cestodes and one species of nematodes. The result revealed that (64) 68.82% of migrant quails were infected with five species of Eimeria; E. bateri, E. tsuondai, E.uzura, E. colini and E. bahli and (26) 23.21% of farm’s quails were infected with two species of Eimeria; E. bateri and E. tsuondai. Haemoproteus lophoryx was found in (1)1.08% of migrant quails. The result indicated that (21) 22.58% and (13) 11.61% of migrant and farm’s quails, respectively were infected by Choanotaenia infundibulum. Also, (1) 1.08% and (15) 13.39% of migrant and farm’s quails, respectively were infected with Heterakis gallinarum.
The collected parasites in pigeons included two species of Eimeria, one species of blood parasites, five species of cestodes, one species of nematodes and one species of trematodes. The present study revealed that, 49 (24.14%) of the examined pigeons were infected with two species of Eimeria; E. labbeana and E. columbae. Also, 51 (25.12%) were infected with Haemoproteus columbae. Three species of Raillietina; Raillietina columbae, Raillietina echinobothrida and Raillietina georgionsis with the prevelance of 1.48%, 6.40% and 0.99%, respectively.