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Nauclerus: naucleros a ruler, 112 

 Necturus : nektos swimming ; 



euro tall, . . . . 198 

 NEMATOGNATHI : nema barbel; 



gnathos jaw, .... 326 

 Neocorys: neos new; cor us hel- 

 met, 57 



Neosorex: neo to swim; L., sorex 



a shrew, 351 



Neotoma: neo to swim; tome 



a cutting (Rodent), ... 31 

 Nerodia: neros moist, . . 175 

 Nettion: nettiorv-a little duck, 142 

 Nlsus: a king of Megara, changed 



to an eagle 113 



Nocomis : Ind., nofcomis daugh- 

 ter of the moon, . . . 305 

 Notemigonus; notos back; Uemi 



half; gonia angle, . . . 301 

 Nothonotus : nothos spurious : 



notos back 225 



Notophtlialmus : notos back ; 



opMhalmos eye, . . . 191 

 Notropis: notos back ; tropis a 



keel 296 



Noturus: notos back; our a tail 335 

 Numenius : nou/menia the new 



moon 129 



Nyctale: nuktalos nocturnal, 108 

 Nyctea: nuktios nocturnal, . 109 

 Nyctherodius : nuktios noctur- 

 nal; herodios a heron, . . 132 

 Nyctiardea: L., a night-heron, 132 

 Nycticejus: nux night, . . 23 

 Ochetodon: ochetos a channel: 



odon a tooth 32 



CEtlemia: oidema a swelling, 144 

 (Jl igoeephalus : oligos a few 



(small); kephale head, . . 226 

 Oligosoma : oliyos small ; some- 

 body 171 



Olor: a Latin name, . . . 139 

 Oncorhynchus : o n k o s hook ; 



rhugchos snout. . . . 356 

 Opheosaurus: ophis snake; sau- 



ros lizard, .... 170 

 Opliibolus : ophis snake ; bolis 



dart 180 



OPHIDIA: opTiis snake, . . 172 

 Oporornis: op or a early autumn 



(fruit); orwis bird, . . 67 

 Ortyx : ortua; a European 

 quail, 119 



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 Oryzomys: L., oryza rice; mus 



mouse 32 



Osceola : Name of an Indian 



chief, ... 181 



Osmerus: osmeres odorous, . 273 

 Otocorys: ous ear; korus helmet, 56 

 Otus: otos a horned owl (otos 



eared), 107 



OzotUeca : ozo to give out an 



odor; theke a box, . . . 166 

 Pagophila : pagos ice ; phileo to 



love, , 150 



Pandion: name in mythology. 112 

 Pantosteus: pantos everywhere; 



osteon bone (from the closing 



of the fontanelle, which chiefly 



distinguishes the genus from 



Catosto?nws) .... 309 



PARID^BI 51 



Parula: dim. of Parut, . . 60 

 Parus: L.. a titmouse, . . 51 

 Passer: L., a sparrow, . . 83 

 Passerculus: dim. of Passer, . 84 

 Passerella: dim. of Passer, . 88 



PASSERES, 44 



Pedioecetes: pedion afield; koite 



a nest, 118 



Pedomys: pedion field; mus a 



mouse, 33 



PELKCANID^E, .... 146 

 Pelecanus: pelekan a pelican, 146 

 Pelidna: pelidnos livid, . . 127 

 Pelionetta: peleios blackish ; 



netta duck 145 



Pelodichthys: pelos mud; ich- 



thus fish, 334 



Perca: perke a perch (perfcos 



dusky). ...... 229 



PERCESOCES: L., perca perch; 



esoo; a pike 260 



PERCID.S, ..... 229 

 Percina: dim. of Perca, . . 219 

 PERCOPSIDJB, .... 270 

 Percopsis: perke a perch; opsi 



appearance, .... 270 

 PERDICUWB: L., perdi a part- 

 ridge 119 



Perisoreus: peri around; soro* 



a hill, a heap 95 



Perissoglossa: prisso odd; glo$- 



so a tongue, .... 61 

 Petrochelidon : petro a rock ; 



cheUdon a swallow, . . 71 



