ZOOLOGICAL GLOSSARY 763 



Emtda ORAyosA. Burgoma soft -shelled turtle. 

 Emts. Fresh-water tortoise: a chelonian reptile (Testudinidse). 

 E. ORBICULARIS. European pond tortoise. 



EscHELioPBis JORDASi. Pearl-fish: the larval form of Fierasfer which is parasitic in sea- 

 cucumbers or bivalves: a teleostean fish of the blenny family. 

 Ea'Gravlis. The anchovy: a clupeid teleostean fish. 

 EsTospHEScs. A lamprey: cyclostome. 



EPHEMEROPTERA. An order of insects comprising the mayflies. 



Ephestia. The flour-moth: lepidopterous insect, the larvae of which feed on flour. 

 Epicrates. a tree-boa: a non-poisonous boi'd snake. 

 Episephelcs. Grouper fish: a teleostean fish of the sea-bass family, 92 

 Epomophorvs. An Ethiopian fruit -bat: Megachiroptera. 

 Epiatretvs. The Chilean borer, a slime-hag: myxinoid cyclostome. 

 Equcs (Asiyus) asisus. Ass (donkey): Equidae. 

 E. CAS a LLCS. The domestic horse. 



E. PRZEWALSKii. Prejvalski's horse (a wild horse of Asia), 686 

 E. soMALiExsis. Somali wild ass, 686 



E. ZEBRA. The zebra, 444 



Erax rufibarbis. a robber-fly: dipterous insect. 



Eremias. a desert lizard: reptile (Lacertidae). 



Erictmba. Silverjaw minnow: a cyprinoid teleostean fish. 



EniyACEi'-s. Common genus of hedgehog: an insectivorous mammal, 442 



Eristalis. Drone-fly: a dipterous insect. 



Erithacus rubecvla. European robin: a passerine bird (thrush family). 



Errantia. a division of polychaete worms comprising the free-swimming types (such as 



Nereis) in contrast to the Sedentaria. 

 Ertx. Sand-boa: a boid snake. 



Esox LUCIUS. The northern pike: teleostean fish (Esocidae). 

 Etmopterus. a deep-sea luminous shark: selachian fish. 

 EucALiA. A stickleback: teleostean fish. 

 Evdbsdrivm. a hydrozoan coelenterate. 



Eudtptes cbistatus. Rock-hopper penguin: aquatic bird (Impennes), 408 

 Euolesa. Flagellate protozoon which forms green scum on stagnant water, 179 

 EvyicE. A free-swimming polychaete worm. 

 EuPAOURUs. A hermit-crab: decapod crustacean, 58 

 Evphagus ctasocephalvs. a blackbird: passerine bird (thrush family). 

 EupoLTODosTES. A pelagic free-.swimming polychaete worm. 

 EuPROcTis, Tussock moth: lepidopterous insect (Lymantrid). 

 EURYPTERiDA. An extinct order of aquatic arthropods, related to the arachnids (particularly 



the king-crabs), 157 

 EUSELACHii. A sub-class of selachian fishes, comprising the sharks and dogfishes. 

 EvARCHA BLAycARDi. A jumping spider: arachnid (Araneida: Salticidse), 580 

 ErsRMAyELLA. A deep-sea teleostean fish. 



Fabricia. a free-swimming polychaete worm. 

 Falco. Falcon: a bird-of-prey (Falconiformes). 



F. TiyyuycuLCs. The kestrel. 



FALCONIFORMES. An order of birds, comprising the birds-of-prey (eagle, hawk, vulture, etc.) 

 Fasciola hepatic a. The liver-fluke: a trematode worm, 189 

 FsLis domestica. Cat: a carnivore (Felidae). 

 F. LEO. The lion. 

 F. LiBTCA. The bush-cat. 

 F. iryx. The Ijtix, 444. 

 F. oycA. The jaguar. 

 F. parous. The leopard. 

 F. TIGRIS. The tiger. 



FissiPEDiA. A sub-order of mainly terrestrial carnivores, comprising the cat, dog, bear families, 

 etc. 



