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Petrorayzon : petros—a stone ; muzo 



—to suck 348 



Petromyzontid^, . . . 348 

 Peuctea: pew/ce— a pine tree, . 87 

 Phalacrocoracid^: phalakros 



— hiild; kor ax— a raven, . 147 

 Phalaropodid.*, . . . 123 

 Phalaropus : phalaros — shining ; 



po us— foot, . . . . 123 



Plienacobius: phenax — deceptive; 



bios— life 299 



Philohela: phileo— to love; hele— 



sunlight; (Mhts- mud?), . 125 

 Philomachus: phileo — to love; 



mache—a fight, . , . 129 



Plwtogenis: photogenis — born of 



light 294 



Phoxinus; phoxinos—a minnow; 



(p7ioa;os— tapering), . . 302 

 Phrynosoma:. pforttne— a toad; so- 

 ma— body 170 



Pica: L., a magpie, ... 94 

 PiCARi^: L., picus — a wood- 

 pecker, 98 



PiCID.E, 102 



Picoides: L., like a woodpecker, 104 

 Picus: L., a woodpecker, . . 103 

 Pileoma: pile ma — something 



compact 219 



Pimelodus: pinieZofles— fat, . 300 

 Pimephales: pimeZe— fat; kephale 



—head, 288 



Pinicola: L., living among pines, 81 

 Pipilo: L., pipiio— to chirp, . 89 

 PISCES: L., fishes, . . . 199 

 Pityniys: pitits-a pine-tree ; mus 



—mouse, ..... 33 

 Pityophis: pi i its — a pine-tree; 



o/)7iis— snake 178 



Pliicopharyux: pJax — anything flat 



and broad; pharunx — pharynx, 296 

 Pldnetitlcas: Greek, planesticos— 



wandering, vagabond, . . 47 

 Planirostra: L., pla?i.M,s— flat; ros- 

 trum— nnout 344 



Plargyrus: pieura— side; nrgaros 



—silver, 293 



Platygobio: platws— broad or flat; 



L., Gobio—a gudgeon, . . 304 

 Plectrophanes: plektron — a spur; 



jilmneo— to show, . . 83-354 

 Plentiodnn: pZeistos- many; odon 

 —tooth 171 



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Plethodon: pZetTios — abundance; 



odon — tooth, . . . . 193 

 Plethodontid^, . . . 192 

 Pleurodelid^ : Pleurodeles ; 

 pleuron— side ; deleeis — destruc- 

 tive 190 



Pleurolepis: pieitron — side; Jepis 



—scale 219 



Plotidje 146 



Plotus: plos—a swimmer, . 14G 

 Podiceps: L., podeic — rump; pes— 

 foot, ...... 155 



PODICIPID^, . . . , 155 



Podilymbus : L., podiceps — a 



grebe; co7j/?7ibus— a loon, . 156 

 Pceciliclithys: polkilos — varie- 

 gated; icMTius— fish, . . 226 

 Polioptila: poJios— hoary; ptilon — 



feather 50 



Polyodon : polus — many ; odon — 

 tooth 344 



POLYODONTID^, . . . 343 



Pomolobus: poma — opercle; lobos 



-lobe 279 



Pomotis: powia — opercle; ous— 



ear, 239 



Pomoxys: poma— opercle; oxus— 



Sharp 247 



Pocecetes ; poa — meadow-grass; 



feoite— nest, ... 84 



Porphyrio; porphurion — a red 

 water bird, from porphurios, 



purple, 136 



Porzana; meaningless, . . 136 

 Potamocottus: potamos — a river; 



kottos—a sculpin, . . . 254 

 Procyon: pro— before; kuon—Qog 20 

 Prooyonid^e, .... 20 

 Progne: a daughter of Pandion, 



who was changed into a swallow 72 

 Prosopium: prosopeia — a mask (in 

 allusion to the broad preorbital), 362 



Proteida 197 



PROTEIDiE, 197 



Proteus: a name in mythology, 197 

 Protistius: protos— before, in ad- 

 vance; Ms tion— sail (dorsal fin), 262 

 Protonotaria : L., noted above 



others: prothonotary, . , (iO 

 Pscudemys: pseudos — false; emus 



—a tortoise, • . . . 164 

 rs(>ii(ioI)r;uiclius: pseudos — false; 

 /)ragc/ios— gills, . . . 198 



