ZOOLOGICAL GLOSSARY 761 



Coluber guttaivs. Corn snake: a colubrid snake. 



COLUBRIDJE. The largest family of snakes, containing the cobras, grass snakes, rattlesnakes, 



etc. 

 Coin MBA. Pigeon: Columbidse. 



C. iiviA. Rock-dove, from which domestic pigeons originated. 

 C. PALUMBus. Wood-pigeon or ring dove. 



COLUMBiD^. Family of birds comprising the pigeons and doves. 

 CoNOLOPHVs suBcRisTATua. Galapagan iguanid lizard: a reptile. 

 Constrictor coysTRicioR. Common boa: a S. American bold snake. 

 COPEPODA. An order of free-swimming, planktonic, or parasitic crustaceans, comprising Copi- 



lia, Cyclops, CciUgus, etc. 

 CopiLiA. A free-swimming copepod crustacean, 209 

 CoRDTLosAURvs. Alizard: lacertilian reptile. 

 CoREPHiuM. A placophoran mollusc. 

 CORVID^. The crow family of birds : Passeriformes. 

 CoRvus MOSEDVLA. A jackdaw: crow family. 

 CoRTCEVs. A copepod crustacean. 

 CoTTUs BUBALis. Bull-liead: a teleostean fish. 

 Craqo {Craagos). Common shrimp: a decapod crustacean, 205 

 Cresilabrus. a teleostean fish. 



Cribrixa . A sea-anemone: coelenterate (Anthozoa). 

 CRINOIDEA. A class of Echinodcrms, comprising sessile sea-lilies and free-swimming feather 



stars. 

 CROCODILIA. An order of reptiles comprising the crocodiles, alligators, gavials. 

 Crocodilus. Crocodile: a reptile, 378. 

 C. PORosus. Salt-water (estuarine) crocodile. 

 CROSSOPTERYGii. A sub-group of bony fishes, the modern representatives of which are the 



Dipnoans, but from which were derived the Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds and Mammals. 

 CROTALiD^. A family of viperine snakes comprising the pit vipers (rattlesnakes, moccasin, 



etc.). 

 Crotalvs. Rattlesnake: crotalid snake. 

 Crotaphttvs. a lizard: lacertilian reptile. 

 CRUSTACEA. A class of Arthropoda comprising the larger crabs, lobsters, etc., and the small 



water-fleas, copepods, etc. 

 CRTPTOBRAycHVs. " Hellbender ", American salamander: a urodelan amphibian. 

 CRTPToirMPAyA. A cicada: hemipterous insect. 



CTENOPHORA. A class of nou-stinging ccelenterates comprising the comb-jellies. 

 Cvlex. a mosquito: dipterous insect. 



CuNicVLVs. Spotted cavy (paca): a rodent (Hystricomorph). 

 Ctaxocitta. Blue-jay: a passerine bird of the crow family, 414 

 Ctclodorippe. a deep-sea crustacean. 

 CrcLOPs. A fresh-water copepod crustacean, 152 

 CrcLosA lysuLASA. A Malayan spider: arachnid (Araneida). 

 CYCLOSTOMATA. An extaut sub-class of the agnathous fishes, comprising the lampreys and 



hag-fishes. 

 Ctmonomus. a deep-sea crustacean. 



Ctxictis. a viverrine carnivore of the mongoose family. 



CryoMYS. Prairie-dog : an American burrowing rodent of the squirrel family. 

 CrpRiDiyA. Salt-water ostracod crustacean. 



CYPRINID^. The family of teleostean fishes comprising the carp, miiniow, goldfish, etc. 

 CrPRiyvs CARPio. The carp: cyprinoid teleostean fish, 291 

 CrPRis {Ci'prja). Fresh-water ostracod crustacean, 152, 208 

 CYSTOFLAGELLATA. Planktonic flagellate Protozoa. 



Dacelo gioas. Laughing jackass (Australian kingfisher): Alcedinidae. 

 DACTryoTUs obscuras. An aphid: hemipterous insect (Aphididae), 224 

 Dafila acvta. Pintail duck: Anseriformes (Anatidse). 

 DAPHyiA . Water-flea: a branchiopod crustacean (Cladocera), 74, 208 



