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INDEX. 



PAGE. 



Geomys: gfe — the earth; mus — 



mouse 29 



Geothlypis: ge — the earth; thlupls 



a warbler (?), .... 68 

 Gila: Gila River, where the typical 



species occurs 300 



Girardinus: to Dr. Chas. Girard, 262 

 Gliues: L., glLs—a, dormouse, 26 

 Glottis: fifZottis— name of some bird, 128 

 Glyptemys : gluptos — sculptured; 



emus— tortoise, . . . . 163 

 Gobiid.e: L., goftiits — a goby, 256 

 Gobiosoma: L., gobius — a goby ; 



soma— body, .... 257 

 Goniaphea : (jfOJios — cheeks (?); 



p?iaios— bla k 88 



Goniochelys: gonia— angle; chelus 



—turtle. 166 



Graculus: L., a jackdaw, from its 



note-gra, gra 147 



Graptemys : graptos — engraved ; 



emus— tortoise 164 



Gronias: grone— a cavern, . 333 

 Gruid^, . . . , . 134 

 Grus: L., a crane, . . . 135 

 Grystes: gruzo— to growl, . . 236 

 Guiraca: meaningless, . . 89 

 Gulo: L., (/uto-a glutton, . 19 



Gypochelys: gups—a vulture; c/ie- 



Zus-a turtle, .... 167 

 Gyrinophilus: gurinos—a. tadpole; 



phileo— to love, . . . . 194 

 Hadropterus: 7iadros — stout; pte- 



roa—nn 221 



H^MATOPODID^, . . . 122 



Haeniatopus : /laimo— blood ; 2>oi.is 



foot 122 



Haldea: meaningless ? . . 181 

 Haliaetus: hals—seii; aetos— eagle, 114 

 Haplochilus : ha2)loos — single, 



simple; c/ieiios— allp, . . 263 

 Haplodontia : hajAoos — simple ; 



ofZor^-tooth 29 



Haploidonotus: haplold')S—c\oii\i- 



ed; 7iotos— back, from scales on 



dorsal fin 250 



Haplomi: Tiaploos- simple; omos 



- humerus, .... 261 



Harelda: L., a herald, . . 143 

 Harporhyuchus : harpe—a sickle; 



rh}inchos—a bill, ... 48 

 Uedymcles: hedus — sweet; mcfos 



—a song, 88 



PAOE. 



Heiloperca: helios— the sun; perke 

 —perch 241 



Helminthophaga : helmins — a 

 worm; p/iat^o— toeat, . 60-353 



Heliuitherus: helmins—a, worm; 

 thereuo— to seek, ... 60 



HEMlliRANCHii: 7ie?}ii— half ; 

 BragcTiia— gills, . . , 258 



Hemidactylium: liemi — half; 

 dafctulos— claw, . . . 193 



Hemioplites: 7iemi— half; lioplltes 

 —armed 245 



Hemitremia: liemi — half; trevia— 

 aperture ( lateral line half 

 way), • 303 



Herodias: /ie7-odios— a heron, . 132 



Herodiones, .... 130 



Hesperiphona; /lesperos— evenii.g; 

 phoneo— to sing, ... 81 



Hesperocichla: hesperos — even- 

 ing; feic7ite— a thrush, . . 47 



Hesperomys: hesperos — evening; 

 mus— a mouse 31 



Heterodon : heteros — different ; 

 odoti— tooth, . . . . 174 



Hierofalco: L., Merax—a hawk; 

 /a/co~a falcon, , . . . Ill 



Himantopus: himaniopo u s — a 

 kind of water-bird (crook- 

 shanks) 123 



HlRUNDINID^. , . , . . 70 



Hirundo: L., a swallow, . . 71 

 Histrionicus: L., a harlequin, 144 

 Hololepis: 7ioIos— entirely; lepis— 



a scale, 228 



Hopladehis: 7iopleis — armed ; de- 



los— visible, .... 334 

 Hucho: a Latinized name, (Ger. 



Heclit, a pike), .... 271 

 Hudsoiiius: Hudson River, . 290 

 Hurc: Lake Huron, . . . 236 

 Hybognathus : /iiitoos — gibbous; 



gnathos — jaw, .... 289 

 Hy bops is: fowbos— gibbous ; apsis 



—face, , 290 



Hyborhynchus : hubos — gibbons : 



r7iunc7i.os— snout. . . . 288 

 Hydrargyra: Jiudor — water ; ar- 



(/uros— silver 263 



Hydrochelidon : liuihir — water ; 



chelidon— aw a\low, , . . 153 

 Hydrophlox: hudor— water; phlox 



-flame 292 



