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Scolecosoma; skolex worm; soma 



body, 349 



SOOLOPAOID^B, .... 124 

 Scolopax: skolopax a snipe, . 126 

 Scops: skops a screech owl, . 108 

 Scotiaptex : skotia darkness ; 



ptesso to frighten, . . . 108 

 Scotophilus : skotos darkness ; 



phileo to love 22 



Scotophis: skotos darkness; ophis 



a snake 178 



SELACHOSTOMI: selachos a shark 



(cartilage); stoma mouth, . 343 

 Semotilns: sema a banner (dor- 

 sal fin), teleis, or some similar 

 word, supposed by Kafinesque to 

 mean "spotted," . . . 304 

 Setophaga : ses a moth ; phago 



to eat, 69 



Sialia: sialis plump, . . 49 

 SILURID^B : Silurus : silouros 



some river fish, . . . 326 

 Siredon: seiredon a siren (seira 



entangling), . . . . 194 

 Siren: seirtn a siren, . . 198 



SIRENIDJB. 198 



Sitta: sitte a nuthatch . . 52 



SITTID^B, 52 



Siurus: tei to wag; oura tail, 66 

 Somaterla: toma body ; erion 



wool, 144 



Sorex: L., a shrew-mole, . 26-352 

 SORIOID.B, .... 25-352 

 Soriciscus: diminutive of Sorex, 352 

 SPALACOPODID^B : Spalacopus ; 



tpalax a mole; pous foot, 33 

 Spatula: L.. a spatula, . . 142 

 Spatularla: L., spatula, . . 344 

 Spelerpes: speot a.cave ; herpes- 

 reptile, 193 



Speotyto : speot a cave ; tuto a 



night owl 109 



Spermophllus : iperma seed ; 



pUilos lover 28 



Sphyrapicus: sphura a hammer: 



pikos a woodpecker, . . 104 

 Spilogale: spilos a spot; galeea 

 weasel or other musteline ani- 

 mal 351 



Spizella: dim. of spiza a spar- 

 row 86 



Squatarola: a vernacular name, 121 

 STBGANOPODES : iteganos web- 

 bed; poiM foot, . 146 



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Steganopus : steganos webbed ; 



pous foot, 123 



Stelgidopteryx: stelgisa, kind of 



scraper; pterux wing . . 72 

 Stercorarius: L., stercus excre- 

 ment 149 



Sterna: L., sterno to spread out, 152 

 Stilbe: stilbe splendor, . . 301 

 Stilbius: same as Stilbe, . . 301 

 Stizostethium : sttzo to prick; 



itethion breast, . . . 230 

 Storeria: to Dr. David H. Storer, 176 

 Strepsilas: strepao to turn ; Jaas 



stone, 122 



STRIGID.B 106 



Strix : strigx some night - bird 



with a sharp cry, . . . 107 

 Sturnella: L., sturnus a starling, 92 

 Surnia: surnia an owl, . . 109 

 Sylvicola: L., sylvicola living in 



the forest, 60 



SYLVICOLID^B 57 



SYLVIID^B: L., yla woodland, 49 

 Symphemia : sun together; pherni 



to talk 128 



Synaptomys: sunaptos connect- 

 ing; mus mouse (joining Ar- 

 vieola and Myodes), . . 33 

 Synechoglanis: synecho to com- 

 press; glanis the fish Silurus, 328 

 Syrnium: aurnioii an owl, . 108 

 Tachyciueta: tachus swift; kineo 



to move 71 



TALPID/B: L., talpa a mole, . 24 

 Tamlas: tamias a steward, 28-353 

 TANAGRID^B : Tanagra (tanagra 



a copper kettle?), ... 69 

 TANTALID^K, .... 133 

 Tantalus: a mythological name, 133 

 Tauridea: taura a cow; eidos 



appearance, face, . . . 255 

 Taxidea: Taxus an allied genus; 



eidos appearance, ... 19 

 TKID^B: Tejus a vernacular name, 170 

 TELEOCBPHALI: teleos perfect; 



kephale head 215 



TELEOSTEI: teleos perfect; osteon 



bone 214 



Telipomis : teleis full-grown 



( "spotted"); porno opercle, 239 

 Telniatodytes: telmatodutes liv- 

 ing in ponds, .... 55 

 Teretulus: L., teres cylindrical, 312 

 TKSTUDINATA, . . . 159 



