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INDEX. 



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Petromyzon : petros a stone ; muzo 



to suck 348 



PETROMYZONTID^E, . . . 348 

 Peuctea: peufce a pine tree, . 87 

 PHALACROOORACIDJB: phalakros 



bald; korax a raven, . 147 

 PHALAROPODID^B, . . . 123 

 Phalaropus : phalaros shining ; 



pous foot, .... 123 

 Phenacobius: phenax deceptive; 



bios life 299 



Philohela: p/iileo to love; hele 



sunlight; (hilus mud?), . 125 

 Philomachus: phileo to love; 



mache a fight, . . . 129 

 Photogenis: photogenis born of 



light, 294 



Phoxinus: phoxinos a minnow; 



(phoxos tapering), . . 302 

 Phrynosoma: phrune a toad; so- 



ma body, 170 



Pica: L., a magpie, ... 94 

 PICARLB: L., picuf a wood- 

 pecker 98 



PICID^E, 102 



Picoides: L., like a woodpecker, 104 

 Picus: I*, a woodpecker, . . 103 

 Pileoma: pile ma something 



compact, 219 



Pimelodus:pimeZodes fat, . 300 

 Plmephales: pimele fat; kephale 



head, 288 



Pinicola: L., living among pines, 81 

 Pipilo: L., pipiJo to chirp, . 89 

 PISCES: L., fishes, . . . 199 

 Pitymys: pitus a pine-tree ; mu* 



mouse, , .... 33 

 Pityophis: pi tits a pine-tree; 



ophis snake, . . . . 178 

 Placopharynx:plao>anything flat 



and broad; pharunrc pharynx, 296 

 Planesticus: Greek, planesticos 



wandering, vagabond, . . 47 

 Planirostra: L.,planus flat; ros- 

 trumsnout, .... 344 

 Plargyrus: pleura side; arguros 



silver 293 



Platygobio: platus broad or flat; 



L., Qobio a gudgeon, . . 304 

 Plectrophanes: plektron a spur ; 



phaneo to show, . . 83-354 

 Plestiodon: pleistos many; odon 



tootli. 171 



PAQB. 



Plethodon : plethos abundance ; 

 odon tooth, . . . . 193 



PLETHODONTID^E, . . . 192 



PLEURODELID^E : Pleurodeles ; 

 pie won side ; deleeis destruc- 

 tive, 190 



Pleurolepis: pleuron side; Irpis 

 scale 219 



PLOTIDwB, ..... 146 



Plotus: plot a swimmer, . 146 

 Podiceps: L., podex rump; pes 

 foot 155 



PODIOIPIDvB, .... 155 



Podilymbus : L., podiceps a 

 grebe; colymbus a loon, . 156 



Poecilichthys: poikilos varie- 

 gated; ichthus fish, . . 226 



Polioptila: potios hoary; ptilon 

 feather t 50 



Polyodon : poftts many ; odon 

 tooth, 344 



POLYODOWTID2B, . . . 343 



Pomolobus: poma opercle; lobos 



lobe 279 



Pomotis: poma opercle; out 



ear 239 



Pomoxys: poma opercle; oa;us 



BUarp 247 



Pocecetes ; poa meadow-grass ; 



koite nest, ... 84 



Porphyrio; porphurion a red 

 water bird, from porphurios, 



purple 136 



Porzana: meaningless, . . 136 

 Potamocottus: potamos a river; 



fcottos a sculpin, . . . 254 

 Procyon: pro before; ~kuon dog 20 

 PROOTONID^B, .... 20 

 Progne: a daughter of Pandion, 



who was changed into a swallow 72 

 Prosopium: prosopela a mask (in 

 allusion to the broad preorbltal), 362 



PROTEIDA, 197 



PROTEID^B, 197 



Proteus : a name in mythology, 197 

 Protistlus: protos before, In ad- 

 vance; histion sail (dorsal fin), 262 

 Protonotaria : L., noted above 



others: prothonotary , . . 60 

 Pseudemys: pseudos false; emus 



a tortoise 164 



Pseudobranchus: pseudos false; 

 bragchot gills, ... 198 



