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Ammoccetes: ammofcoite* lying In 



the sand, 349 



Atnmocrypta: ammos sand; 



kruptot bidden, . . . 219 

 Ammodromus : ammos sand; 



dromos running, ... 84 

 Ampelis: ampelis a kind of sing- 

 ing bird 73 



AMPELID^B, 72 



Ampliioxus: amphi everywhere; 



(botb ends); oxus sharp, . 248 

 Amphiplaga : amp hi every- 

 where; plage a wound, , 248 

 Ampbiuma: meaning unknown, 197 

 AMPHIUMID^H, . . . . 197 

 Amyda: L., a turtle (Emys) . 168 

 ANACANTHINI : a without ; 



akantha spine, . . . 257 

 Anas: L.. a duck, . . . 140 



ANATID.B, 137 



Ancistrodon: agkistrortr a book; 



odon tooth, . . . . 184 

 ANGUID.: L., anguis the "blind 



worm," 170 



Anguilla: L., an eel (from an,0wis)338 

 ANGCJILLID^B, .... 337 

 Anorthura: o without; orthos 



regular; ottro tail, . . 55 

 Anser: L., a goose, . . . 140 

 Anthus: anthos a flower, or 



something bright, . - . 57 

 Antrostomus : antron cavern ; 



stoma mouth, .... 99 

 ANUKA: a without; oura tail, 187 

 Apeltes: a without ;peite shield,259 

 Aphododeridae, .... 248 , 

 Aphododerus: aphodos excre- 

 ment; dere the neck or throat, 249 

 APODES: a without; pous foot 



(ventral fins), .... 337 

 Apomotis: a without; poma 



opercle; ous ear, . . . 239 

 Aquila; L., an eagle, . . . 114 

 Arcbibuteo: L., chief of buzzards,114 

 Arctomys: arfctos bear; mus 



mouse, 28 



Ardea: L., a heron, . . . 131 



ARDEID^E, 130 



Ardetta: L., a little heron, . 133 

 Argyreus: argureos silvery, . 307 

 Argyrosomus: arguros silver; 



somo body, . . . 274-361 

 : from Ara, L., a macaw. 105 



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ArUna.'. a coined name, . . 223 

 Aromochelys: aroma odor; ehe- 



lus turtle, 166 



Arquatella: L., arcuatus bent 



like a bow, 127 



Arvicola: L., living in fields, . 32 

 Asio: L., a horned owl, from the 



asinine, ear tufts, . . . 354 

 Aspidonectes: aspis shield ; nek- 

 tea a swimmer, . . . 168 

 Astatichthys: as ta to s never 



standing still ; ichthus fish, 226 

 Aster notremia: a not; sternon 

 breast (sternum); tremo vent 



(aperture) 249 



AstragaUnus ; astragalos the 



ankle bone, .... 83 

 Astur: L., a goshawk, . . 112 

 Asturina: L., diminutive of 



Astur, 113 



Atalapha: (atalos tender?) . 23 

 ATHEBINID^E: atherine a small 

 bony fish (from other, an ar- 

 row) 260 



Atractosteus , atrraktos spindle; 



osteon bone 342 



AVES: L., birds, ... 36 



Aythya: ait/iuio a kind of water 



bird. 143 



Bceone: baton^-A small fish, men- 

 tioned by classic writers from 

 baios, small, .... 272 

 Bascanium: baskanos malignant 178 

 BATEACHIA: batrachos a frog, 185 

 Belonesox: L., Belone a silver 



gar; Esox-B, pike, . . . 261 

 Bernicla: Latin name (a barnacle) 140 

 Blarina: a meaningless name, 26-352 

 Boleichthys: bolis dart; ichthus 



-fish, 228 



Boleosoma: bolts dart; some- 

 body 223 



Bonasa : L., a bull, from the 



"drumming," .... 119 

 Botaurus: L., bos-taurus bull 



from the " booming, " . . 133 

 Bracliyotus : brachuotos short- 

 eared, 108 



Branta: English, brant, . . 140 

 Bryttus: brutto to growl, . 239 

 Bubalichthys: boubolos buffalo; 



ichthus fish 323 



Bubo; L., a horned owl, . . 109 



