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Scolecosoma; skolex — worm; soma 



—body 349 



SCOLOPACID.E, .... 124 

 Scolopax : sfcotopax — a snipe, . 126 

 Scops: skops — a screech owl, . 108 

 Scotiaptex : skotia — darkness ; 



ptesso— to frighten, . . . 108 

 Scotophilus : skotos — darkness ; 



phileo— to love, .... 22 

 Scotophis: sfcotos— darkness ; ophis 



—a snake 178 



Selachostomi: selac/ios— a shark 



(cartilage); sto ??irt— mouth, . 343 

 Semotilns: sema—a, banner (dor- 

 sal fin), teleis, or some similar 

 word, supposed by Rafinesque to 

 mean "spotted," , . 304 



Setophaga : ses— a moth ; phago— 



to eat 69 



Sialia: sialis — plump, . . 49 

 SiLUUiD^ : Silurus : silouros— 



some river fish, . . . 326 

 Slredon: seiredon — a, siren (seira 



—entangling), . . . . 194 

 Siren: seiren— a siren, . . 198 



SiRENIDJE 198 



Sitta: sitie— a nuthatch . . 52 



SlTTID^, 52 



Siurus: sei — to wag; oitra— tail, 66 

 Somateria: soma — body ; erion— 



wool, 144 



Sorex: L., a shrew-mole, . 26-352 



SoRiciD^ 25-352 



Soriciscus: diminutive of Sorex, 352 

 Spalacopodid^ : Spalacopus ; 



spalax — a mole; poits— foot, 33 

 Spatula: L.. a spatula, . , 142 

 Spatularia: L., spatula, . . 344 

 Spelerpes: speos— a cave; herpes- 

 reptile 193 



Speotyto : speos— a cave ; tuto — a 



night owl 109 



Spermophilus : sperma — seed ; 



p?iUos— lover, .... 28 

 Sphyrapicus: sphura—a hammer: 



pikos—a, woodpecker, . . 104 

 Spilogale: spilos—a. spot; gnlee — a 

 weasel or othe'r musteline ani- 

 mal, . . . ♦ . . . 351 

 Spizella: dim. of spiza — a si)ar- 



row, 86 



Squatarola: a vernacular name, 121 

 Steganopodes : steganos — web- 

 bed; POMS— foot, . . 146 



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Steganopus : steganos — webbed; 



potts— foot, 123 



Stelgidopteryx: stelgis—a, kind of 



scraper; pterux — wing . . 72 

 Stercorarius: L., stercus — excre- 

 ment 149 



Sterna: L., sterno— to spread out, 152 

 Stilbe. stUbe- splendor, . , 301 

 Stilbms: sa,m.e as Stilbe, . . 301 

 Stizostethium : stizo — to prick; 



stet/iioji— breast, . . . 230 

 Storeria: to Dr. David H. Storer, 176 

 Strepsilas: strepso — to turn; laas — 

 stone, ..... 122 



Strigid^, 106 



Strix : strigx — some night - bird 



with a sharp cry, . . . 107 

 Sturnella: L., sfurntts— a starling, 9~ 

 Surnia: suruia— an owl, . . 109 

 Sylvicola: L., sylvicola—Uyuig in 



the forest 60 



Sylvicolid^, .... 57 

 Sylviidje: 1.., sylva— woodland, 49 

 SympTiemia : sun— together ; phemi 



—to talk 128 



Synaptomys: sunaptos — connect- 

 ing; ?>ius — mouse (joining Ar- 

 vicola and Myodes), . . 33 



Synechoglanis: synecho — to com- 

 press; of?a?iis— the fish Silurus, 328 

 Syrnium: surnion — an owl, . 108 

 Tachyciueta: fac/ius— swift; kineo 



—to move 71 



Talpid^: L., taZpa— a mole, . 24 

 Tamias: tainias-a steward, 28-353 

 Tanagkid^e : Tanagra (tanagra 



a copper kettle?), ... 69 

 Tantalid^., .... 133 

 Tantalus: a mythological name, 133 

 Tauridea: taura — a, cow; eidos— 



appearance, face, . . 255 



Taxidea: Taxus—an allied genus; 



eifZos— appearance, . . . 19 

 Teid^: Tejus—a, vernacular name,170 

 Teleocephali: tefeos — perfect; 



fcep/iaie— head, . . . . 215 

 Teleostei: teZeos— perfect; osteon 



— bone, 214 



Telipomis : teleis — full-grown 



("spotted"); poma— opercle, 239 

 Telmatodytes : telmatodutes—l i v - 



ing in ponds, .... 55 

 Teretiilus: L., teres— cylindrical, 312 

 Testudinata, 159 



