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INDEX. 



Liopeltis: leios 



shield, . 

 Litholepls : litJws — 



scale, 

 Lobipes: lohos — l<)l)i 



PAGE, 

 smooth ; pclte— 

 . . . . 179 

 lepis — 



343 

 jioas — foot, 123 



stone 



LoNGiPE>r^'ES: L., longus — long ; 



peuna— wing, , . . . 147 

 Lophodytes: lophos — crest; dutes — 



diver, 145 



Lophophanes : loplws — crest ; 



pliaino— to show, ... 51 



Lota: L., a ling 257 



Loxia: ioxos— crosswise, . . 82 

 Lucioperca : 1,., lucius — a. pike; 



perca—a perch, . . . 230 

 Lutra: L., an otter, ... 19 

 Luxilus: ashiner(L., Ziix— light), 293 

 Lynx: tugx— a wildcat, . . 16 



Lythrurus: luthron — hlood; oura 



tail, 295 



Macrochelj'S : makros — large ; 



chelus—a turtle, . . . 167 

 Macrorhamphus : mafcros— large: 



rhamphos— hill, . . . 126 



Malacoclemmys: malakos —soft; 



kleminus — a turtle, . . . 164 

 Mammalia: Latin name (?na»ima) 12 

 Mareca: meaningless, . . 141 

 Marsipobranchii : marsipion— 



a pouch; bragchia— gills, . 347 

 Map.supialia : marsipion — 



pouch, 35 



Meda: a classical name, . . 280 

 Melanerpes: mclas— black; lierpo 



—to creep, 104 



Melanetta : metas— l)lack ; netta— 



a duck. 144 



Melanura: m€las-hla,ck.;oura-a tail265 



Mkleagrid.e 117 



Meleagris : meleagris — a fowl, 



(from the hero Meleager, whose 



sisters wept themselves into 



Gu nea-hens), . . . 117 



Melospiza : melos — song ; spiza—n 



sparrow 87 



Menohranclius : 7)ic>ios— slrength; 



(yneno — to remain) ; brngchos—a 



gill .198 



Menopomid^, .... 196 

 Menopoma : menos — strength : 



poma — opercle, . . . . 196 

 Mephitis: L., a bad odor, . 19-351 



Mergus: L., mergo— to dive, . 145 



page. 

 Mesogonistius : mesos — middle ; 



gonia — angle: Mstion — sail (dor- 

 sal) 245 



Micristius : jui&ros— small ; his- 



tion— sail (dorsal), . . . 264 

 Micropalama : viikros — small ; 



palame— palm (web), . . 126 

 Microperca: miferos— small ; perke 



—a perch, 229 



Micropterus : rnikros — small ; 



pteron—a fin 2:36 



Microsorex: miferos— small; sorex 



—shrew 352 



Milvulus: dim. of L., milinis — a, 



kite, 96 



Mimus: mimos—a mocker, . 48 

 Minnilus : English tninn o w ; 



French, menuise ; L., minus- 

 small, 296 



Minomus : meaningless, . . 319 

 Minytrema : minus — reduced ; 



trema— aperture (laternal line), 318 

 Mniotilta: mninn — moss; ttllo— to 



pull, 59 



Molothrus: moJos—a mass; throos 



—a rustling ( ?), , . . 91 



Morone: meaningless, . . 232 

 MOTACILLID.^ : L.. motaciUa — a 



wagtail 56 



Moxnstoma: muxo— to suck; stoma 



—mouth, . . . . 319 



Murienopsis : muraina — an eel ; 



opsis— appearance, . . . 19? 



MURID-E, if) 



Mus: 7n.its— a mouse, ... 8i 

 Mustela: L., a weasel, . . 18 

 MUSTELIDJE, .... 17 



Myiadestes : myia—a fly; deo — to 



bind (catch), .... 43 

 Myiarchus: myia—a fly; arclios— 



chief, 96 



Myiodioctes: myin—a fly; dioko — 



to chase fc'8 



Myonomes: m,us — mouse; nomos — 



pasture, 32 



Myxocyprinus : muxo — to suck; 



kuprinos— carp. . . . 333 



Myxostoma: muxo — to suck; sfoma 



—mouth, 312 



Nanemys: nanos — dwarf ; emus — 



turtle, 163 



Nanostoma: najios— snuill; stoma 



—mouth, ... . 225 



