INDEX. 



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. . . . 160 

 Testudo: L., a turtle, . . . 161 

 Tetrao: tetraon a grouse, . 118 

 TETRAONID^E: .... 118 

 Thalarctos: thalassa the sea (?); 



arktos bear, .... 19 

 Thalasseus: thalassa the ocean, 151 

 TUrynosternum: thura a door: 



sternon sternum, . . . 166 

 Thryomanes : thruon a rush; 



manes a cup (nest (?), . . 55 

 Thryothorus: thruon a rush; 



thereuo to seek, . . . . 54 

 Thymallus: L., a grayling (a fish 

 supposed to feed on water 



thyme) 274 



Tinnunculus: L., a kestrel, spar- 

 row-hawk, . . . . ill 

 Totanus: Latin name, . , 128 

 ToxicopMs: toxikos poison (for 



smearing arrows); aphis snake!84 

 Trachemys: tracUus rough; emus 



turtle, . . . . 165 



Trlglopsis: trigla a gurnard; 



opsis appearance, . . . 256 

 Trlnga: L., a sandpiper, . . 127 

 Trlngoldes ; L., tringa a sand- 

 piper; oides like, . . . 129 

 Trigonocephalus: treis three ; 



gonos angle; kephale head, 184 

 TRIONYCHIDJJ: Trionyx; treis 



three; onux claw, . . . 167 

 TROCHILID^B: .... 100 

 Trochllus: trochilos a small bird 

 (wren) said to pick the teeth of 



crocodiles, 100 



Troglodytes: troglodutes living in 



caves, 55 



TROGLODYTID^E, ... 53 

 Tropidoclonium: tropis a keel: 



clonion a small twig, . . 176 

 Tropidolepis: tropis a keel; lepis 



scale, 169 



Tropidonotus : tropis a keel ; 



notes back 175 



Trutta: L., a trout, . . . 271 

 Tryngites: L., tringa a sand- 

 piper 129 



TtTRDID-iB, 45 



Turdus: L., a thrush, ... 47 

 Typhlichthys : tuphlos blind; 

 ichthus fish, .... 269 

 ... 95 



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Tyrannus: turannos a tyrant, 96 

 Ulocentra: oulos complete ; ken- 



trona, spine, .... 223 

 Umbla: L., a river fish, . . 271 

 Umbra: L., a small dusky fish (a 



shade), 265 



UMBRID^B, 364 



UNGULATA: L., ungulatus hav- 

 ing hoofs, 20 



Uranidea: ouranos the sky; eido 



to see (star-gazer), . . 252 

 Urocyon: our a tail; kuon dog, 17 

 URODELA: our a tail; delos ob- 

 vious 190 



URSID^B 19 



Ursus: L., a bear, ... 20 

 VBRTEBRATA : L., vertebrates, 9 

 Vesperiaes: L., vesper evening, 23 

 Vesperimus: L., vesper evening; 



mus mouse 31 



Vespertilio: L., vespertilio a bat, 22 

 VESPERTILIONID^E, ... 22 

 Vesperugo: L., vesper evening, 23 

 Vesperus: L., vesperus evening, 23 

 Vlreo: L., vireo a green finch ; 

 (.vireo to grow green), . . 76 



VIREONID^B 73 



Vireosylvia : Vireo-Sylvia, . 75 

 Virginia : Virginia, name of the 



state where first found, . 182 

 Vulpes: L., a fox, ... 17 

 TFifsonia: to Alexander Wilson, 

 the " Father of American Orni- 

 thology," 68 



Xanthocephalus : xanthos yel- 

 low ; kephale head. . . 92 

 Xema: a coined name, . . 151 

 Xenisma: xenisma a surprise, 263 

 Xenotis: xenos singular, remark- 

 able; ous ear. . . . . 242 

 Xerobates : xeros dry ; bates 



walker, 161 



Xystroplites: xustron a scraper 

 or raker; hoplites armed (from 

 the toothed gill-rakers), . 244 



ZAPODID^B 29 



Zapus: za strong; pous foot, 30 

 Zeiuedura : zenaida a zenaida- 



dove; oura tail, . . . 116 

 Zonotrlchia: zonos zone or band; 



trichion hair (crown), . , 86 

 Zygonectes : zugos yoke; nektes 

 swimmer, 263 



