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Naiiclenis: naucleros— a. rnler, 112 

 Necturus : nektos — swimming ; 



oura— tail 198 



Nematoonathi : ne?}ia — barbel ; 



gnathos—jiiw, .... 326 

 Neocorys: Tieos— uew; cor us— liel- 



met 57 



Neosorex: neo— to swim; L., sorex 



— a slirew, 351 



Neotoma: neo — to swim; tome- 



a cutting (Rodent), ... 31 



Nerodia: neros— moist, . . 175 

 Nettion: nettioji— a little duck, 142 

 Nisus: a king of Megara, changed 



to an eagle, . . . 113 



Nocomis : Ind., ■nofcomis— daugh- 

 ter of the moon, . . 805 

 Notemigonus; notos — back; liemi 



—half; gonia— angle, . . 301 

 Nothonotus : nothos — spurious : 



notos — back, .... 225 

 Notophthnlmus : nolo s— back ; 



ophthalmos—eye, . . - 191 

 Notropis: notos — back ; tropis—a, 



keel, 296 



Noturus: notos— back; oura— tail 335 

 Numeuius : noumenia— the new 



moon 129 



Nyctale: mifctalos- nocturnal, 108 

 Nyctea: niiktios— nocturnal, . 109 

 Nyctherodius : nuktios — noctur- 

 nal; Tierodios-a heron, . . 132 

 Nyctiardea: L., a night-heron, 132 

 Nycticejus: 7iux— night, . . 23 

 Ochetodon: ochetos — a channel: 



odon — a tooth 32 



CEdemia: oide?na— a swelling, 144 

 Oligocephalus : oligos — a few 



(small); kephale—head, . . 226 

 Oligosoma : olififos— small ; soma— 



body 171 



Olor: a Latin name, . . . 139 

 Oncorhynchiis : onko s — hook ; 



r/ntfifc^ios- snout. . . . 856 

 Oplieosaurus: op/iis— snake; sau- 



ros—! izai'd, . . . . 170 

 Ophibolus : op/iis— snake ; holis— 



dart 180 



Ophidia: opMs— snake, . . 172 

 Oporornis: opora — early autumn 



(fruit); ornis — bird, . . 07 



Ortyx : ortux — a European 



quail 119 



paok. 

 Oryzomys: L., oryza— rice; mus— 



mouse, 32 



Osceola : Name of an Indian 



chief, ... .181 



Osmerus: osnieces— odorous, . 273 

 Otncorys: ous— ear; feorus— helmet, 56 

 Otus: otos— a horned owl (otos— 



eared) 107 



Ozothecn : ozo — to give out an 



oclor; f7icfee— a box, . . , 166 

 Pagophila : pagos— ice ; phileo— to 



love 150 



Pandion: name in mythology, 113 

 Pantosteus: pa/itos— everywhere; 



osteon— bone (from the closing 



of the fontanelle, which chiefly 



distinguishes the genus from 



Catostnmus) .... 809 



Parid^i 51 



Parula: dim. of Par us, , . 60 

 Parus: L.. a titmouse, . . 51 

 Passer: L., a sparrow, . . 83 

 Passerculus: dim. of Passer, . 84 

 Passer ella: dim. of Passer, . 88 



Passbres, 44 



Pedioecetes: pedioJi— a field; koite 



—a nest 118 



Pedomys: pedion — field; mus — n 



mouse, 33 



Pelecanid^, . . . . 146 

 Pelecanus: pelekan—a pelican, 146 

 PeJidna: petidnos— livid, . . 127 

 Pelionctta: peleios— blackish ; 



uetta- duck 145 



Pelodichthys: pelos — mud; ich- 



t/ius— fish, 334 



Perca: perfce — a perch (perkos— 



dusky) 229 



Percesocks: L., perca — perch; 



esox—Sj pike, .... 260 



Percidje, 229 



Percina: dim. of Perca, . . 219 

 Percopsid-e, .... 270 

 Percopsis: 2>erfce— a perch ; opsls— 



appearance, .... 270 

 Perdicid^: L., perdlx—a part- 

 ridge, 119 



Perisoreus: peri— around; soros— 



a hill, a heap, .... 95 

 Perissoglossa: perissos- odd; glos- 



srt— a tongue, .... 61 

 Petrochelidon: petrns — a rock; 



chelidoiv—Si swallow, . . 71 



