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INDEX. 



PAGE. 



Circus: L., a sacred falcon which 

 flies In circles 112 



CINO8TERNID-B, . . . 165 



Clnosternum : kineo to move; 



tternon sternum, . . . 166 

 Cistothorus : kistos rock - rose ; 



thereuo to seek, ... 55 

 Clstudo: kiste a box, . . 162 

 Clangula: Latin name, clangor 



a sharp bird's scream. . . 143 

 Clinostomus : klino to Incline; 



stoma month, . . . 300 



Cllola: an Indian name, . . 298 

 CLUPEID^B: from L., clupea a 



herring, 278 



Cnemldophorus: knemidophoros 



wearing leg armor, . . 170 

 Coccygus: kokkux a cuckoo, 102 

 Colaptes : kolapto to strike with 



the bill, 105 



Collscus : fcolos a deficiency, 289 

 Collurio: k o II ur ion a shrike 



(butcher), .... 77-354 

 Coluber: L., a harmless snake, 178 

 COLUBRID^S:, ... . . 172 

 Columba: L., a dove, . . 116 

 COLUMB^B: L., doves, . . 115 

 COLUMBINE, . . . . 116 

 COLYMBID^B, . . . . 154 

 Colymbus: kolumbus a diver, 154 

 Condylura: kondulos node; oura 



tail (from the beaded appear- 

 ance when dried), ... 25 

 Conocephalus: konos cone; keph- 



ale head, 181 



Contopus: fconto*-spear; potts-foot, 97 

 Conurus: konos cone; oura tall, 106 

 Copelandla: dedicated to Herbert 



Edson Copeland, . . . 246 

 Coregonus: korre the temples; 



gonos angle, . . . 274-360 

 Coronella: L., corona a crown, 180 



CORVID^B, 93 



Corvlna: from corvus, . . 251 

 Corvus : L., a raven, ... 94 

 Corynorhlnus : korune club; 



rhin snout, .... 24 

 Coryphodon: koruphe vertex, 



point; odon tooth, . . . 178 

 COTTID^B: L., coitus a sculpln 



(kottoi head) 251 



Cottopsis: Cottus; opsis appear- 

 ance 255 



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 Cottus: kottoa head (from the 



great size of that part), . 252 

 Coturnlculus: diminutive of fco- 



turnix a kind of grouse. . 84 

 Cotyle: kotule a cavity or hole, 72 

 Oraxirex: L , crax a gallinace- 

 ous bird; rex king, . . 113 

 Crlstlvomer : L., crista crest ; 



vomer vomer, .... 359 

 CROCODILIA: krokodeilos a cro- 

 codile, 157 



Crocodilus 157 



CROTALID^, .... 183 

 Crotalophorus: krotalon^a, rattle; 



phoreo to bear, . . . 184 

 Crotalus : Ttrotalona, rattle. . 183 

 Cccui.iD.iB: L., cuculus acuckoo.101 

 Cupidonla: L., cupido the god of 



love 119 



Cyanosplza: kuaneos blue; spiza 



sparrow 89 



Cyanurus: kuaneos blue; oura 



tall, 94 



Cycleptus: kuklos circle; leptos 

 slender; (i. e. "small round 



mouth"), 320 



CYOLOGANOIDEI: cycloid-ganoid 339 

 Cyclophis: kuklos circle; ophis 



snake 179 



Cygnus: kuknos a swan, . 139 

 Cylindrosteus: kulindros a cylin- 

 der; osteon bone, . . . 342 

 Cynoperca: kuona dog; per fee 



perch (from the canine teetli), 230 

 Cyprlnella: dim. of Cyprinus, 280 



CTPRINID^B, 280 



Cyprinodon: kuprinos a carp; 



odon. a tooth 262 



CYPRINODONTID^E, . . . 261 

 Cyprinus: kuprinos a carp, . 309 

 CYPSKLID^E: L., cypselus a swift 



(kupsele a cavern i ... 99 

 Dafila: Latin name, . . . 141 

 Decadacbylus: dekat ten; daktu- 



los digit (ten ventral rays), 319 

 Dendroeca: dendron tree; oikeo 



to inhabit 61 



DESMOGNATHID^B, . . . 191 

 Desmognathus: desmos a bond; 



gnathos jaw, .... 192 

 Diadophis: dia to divide; ophis 

 snake 179 



DIDELPH1DID.3S, ... 35 



