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Didelphys: dis — two; delphus— 



uterus, 35 



Diemyctylus: meaning unknown, 191 

 Diplesium: dis — two; plesion — 



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: ela?ios— akite, . . 112 



ELAPID.E 182 



Elaps: eiaps— a harmless snake, 183 

 Elasmobranchii : elasmos — a 



plate; brag cMa— gill, . . 347 

 Elassoma: elassoma—a being re- 

 duced, or diminished, . . 248 



Elassomid^ 247 



Elattonistius: elatton — smaller ; 



/iistios— banner (dorsal fin), . 277 

 Einpidonax: empis — a, mosquito; 

 anax—a prince, ... 97 



Emydid.b, 161 



Emys: emus— a water tortoise, 163 

 Enneacanthus : ennea — nine ; 



afcrtJit/ia— spine, , . . 245 

 Episema: epi— above; se/na— ban- 

 ner (dorsal fin above ventrals), 298 

 Eremophila : eremos — desert ; 



p/iiieo— to love, ... 56 



Erethizon: erethizo— to irritate, 34 

 Ereunetes: ereunetes—nn inquirer, 



searcher 126 



Ericymba: erir— an intensive par- 

 ticle; feitjnba-hollow or cavity, 299 

 Ericosma: er — spring-time ; kos- 



meo— to adorn, .... 221 

 Erimyzon: eri— an intensive par- 

 ticle; THitztio-to suck, . . 319 

 Erismatopterus : ereisnia—a, prop 



or lever; pterori— fin, . . 248 

 Erismatura : ereisma—a, support, 

 prop; owra— tail, . • . 145 



EsociD^ 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 



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Etheostomatid^, . . . 215 

 Eucalia: eu — true; kalia — nest, 259 

 Eudytes: eu — well; dates — a diver, 154 

 Eumeces: ettmefces— long, of good 



stature, 171 



Eupomotis : eu — well or true; 



Pomotis 244 



EuRHiPiDURA : ett- true ; rhipis 



fan; ottra- tail, ... 37 

 Euspiza: eu — true; spiza — a spar- 

 row 88 



Eutsenia: eu — true; taiJiia— rib- 

 bon 176 



Eutychelithus : eutuches— lucky; 



lit?ios— stone, . . . . 251 

 EvEHTOONATHi : eu— true; eyUns 



—within; j77iat/ios— jaw, . 280 



Evotomys : evotos — long - eared ; 



mtts— mouse, .... 32 

 Exoglossum: cxo— outside ; glossa, 



tongue 308 



Falcinellus: L.,/aiaj—:i scythe, 134 

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

 Falconid^, .... 109 



Farancia: a word of euphony, 181 

 Fario; L., a brook trout, . . 271 



Felid.e, 15 



Felis: L., a cat 16 



Fer^: L., /era— wild, savage, 15 

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

 Florida: Florida, one of the U. S. 



where Herons abound, . 132 



Fkingillid.e: from L., Fringilla 



—a finch 77 



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

 Fidlgula: diminutive of J'wlicc, 142 

 Fulix: same as ^uJica, . . 142 

 Fundulus: L., /u?i(iws— bottom, 263 

 Gadid^: L., gadus— a cod-fish, 257 

 Galeoscoptes : g al e e — weasel ; 



sfeoptes— mocker, ... 48 

 GallinvE: L., Galhts— a cock, 117 

 Gallinago: L., Gallina—a, kind of 



wader, . . . , . . 126 

 Gallinula: diminutive of Galtina, 136 

 GxVNOIdei: grtdo*— splendor, . 339 

 Garzetta: a proper name, . 132 

 Gasterosteid.e, . • . 258 

 Gasterosteus: gaster — belly ; ost- 

 eon— hone, 259 



Gelochelidon : gelao — to laugli ; 



cheUdon—a swallow, . . 151 

 Geojviyid^, 39 



