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Didelphys: d< two; delphus 



uterus, 35 



Diemyctylus: meaning unknown, 191 

 Diple.siuiu: dis two; pletion 



nearly (dorsal fin). . . 222 



Dolichonyx: dolichos long; onux 



claw 91 



Dorysoma: doru lance; soma 



body. 279 



DORYSOMATID^E, . . . 278 



Ectopistes : ektopisteos disposed 



to depart, 116 



Elanus: elanos a kite, . . 112 



ELAPID^E, 182 



Elaps: elaps a harmless snake, 183 

 ELASMOBRANCHII : elasmos a 



plate; bragchia gill, . . 347 

 Elassoma: elassomaa, being re- 

 duced, or diminished, . . 248 



ELASSOMIDvB, .... 247 



Elattonistius: elation smaller; 



histtos banner (dorsal fin;, . 277 

 Empidonax: empis a mosquito; 

 anax a prince, ... 97 



EMYDID^B 161 



Emys: emus a water tortoise, 163 

 Enneacanthus : ennea nine ; 



akont/io spine, , . . 245 

 Episema: epi above; sema ban- 

 ner (dorsal fin above ventrals), 298 

 Eremophila : eremos desert ; 



phileo to love, ... 56 

 Erethizon: erethizo to irritate, 34 

 Ereunetes: ereunetes an inquirer, 



searcher, 126 



Ericymba; eri an intensive par- 

 ticle; kumba hollow or cavity, 299 

 Ericosma: er spring-time ; kos- 



meo to adorn, .... 221 

 Erimyzon: eri an intensive par- 



ticie ; muzao to suck, . . 319 

 Erismatopterus : ereisma a prop 



or lever; pteron fln, . . 248 

 Erismatura : ereisma a support, 

 prop; owro tail, . . . 145 



EsociD-as, 266 



Esox: L. a pike 266 



Estrella: a word of euphony, 223 

 Etheostoma : said by Rafinesque 

 to mean "various mouths," 

 from the variety In that respect 

 in the genus as at first consti- 

 tuted, 227 



PAGB- 



ETHBOSTOMATTD^B, . . . 215 

 Eucalia: eu true; Italia nest, 259 

 Eudytes: eu well; (lutes a diver, 154 

 Eumeces: eumekes long, of good 



stature 171 



Eupomotis : eu well or true; 



Pomotis 244 



EURHIPIDUBA : eu true ; rhipit 



fan; euro tail, ... 37 

 Euspiza: eu true; spiza a spar- 

 row, 88 



Eutaenia: eu true; tainio rib- 

 bon, 176 



Eutychelithus : eutuches lucky; 



litUos stone 251 



EVENTOGNATHI : eu true; entos 



within; gnathos jaw, . 280 

 Evotomys : evotos long - eared; 



mws mouse 32 



Exoglossum: exo outside ; gloss a 



tonsrue, 308 



Falcinellus: L., falx a scythe, 134 

 Falco: L., a falcon, . . . Ill 

 FALCONID^B, . . . . 109 

 Farancia: a word of euphony, 181 

 Farlo: L., a brook trout, . . 271 



FELID^B, 15 



Felis: L-.acat, .... 16 

 KEK.-E: L., /era wild, savage, 15 

 Fiber: L., a beaver, ... 33 

 Florida: Florida, one of the U. 8. 



where Herons abound, . 132 

 FKINGILLID^E: from L., Fringitta 



a finch 77 



Fulica: L., a coot (sooty), . 136 

 Fuligula: diminutive of Fulix, 142 

 Fulix: same as Fulica, . . 142 

 Fundulus: L., funaus bottom, 263 

 GADID^B: L., gaausa, cod-fish, 257 

 Galeoscoptes : g alee weasel ; 



skoptes mocker, . . . 48 

 GALLIN^E: L., Qallus a cock, 117 

 Gallinago: L., Gallina a kind of 



wader, 126 



Gallinula: diminutive of Gallina, 136 

 GANOIDEI: ganos splendor, . 339 

 Garzetta: a proper name, . 132 

 GASTEKOSTEID^B , . . 258 

 Gasterosteus: gaster belly ; ost- 



eon bone, 259 



Gelochelidon : gelao to laugh ; 



cheliaona, swallow, . . 151 

 GEOHYIIXS, 29 



