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INDEX. 



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Circus: L., a sacred falcon which 

 flies in circles 112 



ClNOSTERNID^, . . . 165 



Cinosternum : kineo — to move; 



sternon— sternum, . . . 166 

 Cistothorus: kisfos — rock -rose; 



iliereuo— to seek, ... 55 

 Cistudo: feiste— a box, . . 162 

 Vlangula: Latin name, clangor — 



a sharp bird's scream. . . 148 

 Clinostotnus : klino — to incline; 



stoma — mouth, . . . 300 



Cliola: an Indian name, . . 298 

 Olupeid^: from L., clupea—a 



■ herring 278 



Cnemidophorus : Tcnemidophoros— 



wearing leg armor, . . 170 

 Coccygus: feofcfeux— a cuckoo, 102 



Colaptes : kolapto— to strike with 



the bill, 10.5 



Coliscus : kolos—a, deficiency, 289 

 CoUui'io: kollurio >i— a shrike 



(butcher) 77-354 



Coluber: L., a harmless snake, 178 

 COLUBRID.E, . . . . 172 



Columba: L., a dove, . , 116 

 COLUMB.E: L., doves, . . 115 

 COLUMBID.E, . . . . 11c 



COLYMBID^, . . . . 154 



Colymbus: fcohtmbus— a diver, 154 

 Condylura: kondulos—uode; our a 



—tail (from the beaded appear- 

 ance when dried), ... 25 

 Conocephalus: konos— cone ; kepli- 



ale— head, 181 



Coiitopus: 7co)ifos-spear; ports-foot, 97 

 Conurns: fconos— cone; owra— tail, 106 

 Copelandia: dedicated to Herbert 



Edson Copeland, . . . 246 

 Coregonus: fcorre — Uie temples; 



flfonos— angle, . . . 274-360 

 Coronella: L., coro/ia— a crown, 180 



CORVID.E, 93 



Corvina: from corvus, . . 251 

 Corvns: L., a raven, ... 94 

 Corynorhinus : korane — club; 



rM?z-— snout 24 



Coriiplinrlon: koriiphe — vertex, 



point; odon—toot\\, . . . 178 

 COTTID.E: L., cottas — ii sculpin 



(fcotfos— head), . . . . 251 

 Cottopsis: Cottus; o;*sis — a]»i)(rar- 



ance 255 



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Cottus: fcotios— head (from the 



great size of that part), . 252 

 Coturniculus: diminutive of ko- 



turnix— a kind of grouse. . 84 

 Cotyle: feoiu'e— a cavity or hole, 72 

 Craxirex: L , crax — a gallinace- 

 ous bird; rex— king, . . 113 

 Cristivomer ; L., crista — crest ; 



ro?)ter— vomei', . . . 359 

 Crocouilia: krokodeiios—a cro- 

 codile, . - 157 



Crocodilus, 157 



Crotalid.e, . . . .- 183 



Crotalophorus: krdtaLon—a rattle; 



p/iorco— to bear, . . . 184 



Crotalus: ferota^on— a rattle. . 183 

 CucuLiD^: L., cftcitJus— a cuckoo. 101 

 Cupidonia: L., cupido— the god of 



love 119 



Cyanospiza: kiianeos—hlue; splza 



—sparrow, 89 



Cyanurus: kuaneos — blue; oura 



—tail 94 



Cycleptus: fcufcZos- circle; leptos — 



slender; (i. e. "small round 



mouth ") 320 



CYCLOGANOiDEi: cycloid-ganoid 339 

 Cyclopliis: kuklos — circle; op his 



—snake 179 



Cygnus: Tcwfenos— a swan, . 139 



Cylindrosteus: kiUiiidros—n cj'lin- 



der; osteon— hone, . . . 842 

 Cynoperca: fcuorjr— a dog; perke— 



perch (from the canine teeth), 230 

 Cyprinella: dim. of Cyprinus, 280 



CYPRINID.E, 280 



Cyprinodon: kuprinos — n carp; 



odon— a tooth, .... 262 

 Cyprinodontid^e, . . . 261 

 Cyprinus; kuprinos— :\, carp, . 309 

 Cyp-Sklid^: L., cypselus—ii swift 



(fci(psf'?e— acaverni, . . . 99 

 Dafila: Latin name, . . . 141 

 Decadactylus: dekas— ten; daktu- 



ios-digit (ten ventral rays). 319 

 Dendrceca: dendroii — tree; oikeo- 



to inhabit 61 



Desmoonathid.b, . . . 191 

 Desmognatlius: desmos—n bond; 



gnathos—y.iw, . . . . 192 

 Diadoiihis: dia— to divide; ophis 



—snake 179 



DIDELPHIDIU^ ... 35 



