INDEX. 



401 



Testudinid^e, 

 Testudo: L., a turtle, . 

 Tetrao: tetrnon— a, grouse, 



TETRAONID.E: 



PAGE. 

 160 

 161 

 118 

 118 



Thalarctos: thalassa— the r.ea (?); 

 arfcf OS— bear 19 



Thalasseus: thalassa — the ocean, 151 



Thrynosternuvi: thura — a door: 

 stenion— sternum, . . . 166 



Thryomanes : thruon — a, rush; 

 manes— a cup (nest ( ?)', . . ' 55 



Thryotliorus: thruon — a rush; 

 thereuo — to seek, . . .54 



Thymallus: L., a grayling (a fish 

 supposed to feed on water 

 thyme) 274 



Tinnunculus: L., a kestrel, spar- 

 row-hawk, . . . . Ill 



Totanus: Latin name, . . 128 



Toxicophis: toxikos — poison (for 

 smearing arrows); op/iis— snakel84 



Trachemys: traclius — rough; emus 

 — turtle, . . . . 165 



Triglopsis: trigla — a gurnard; 

 opsis — appearance, . . . 256 



Tringa: L., a sandpiper, , . 127 



Tringoides ; L., tringa — a sand- 

 piper; oides — like, . . . 129 



Trigonocephalus: trets — three ; 

 (7onos— angle; kephale—hend, 184 



Trionychid.e: Trionyx; treis— 

 three; ojiua>-claw, . . . 167 



Trochilid^: .... 100 



Trochilus: trochilos—a small bird 

 (wren) said to pick the teeth of 

 crocodiles, ..... 100 



Troglodytes: troglodutes—Vwing in 

 caves, 55 



TUOGLODYTIDyE, ... 53 



Tropidoclonium: tropis — a, keel: 



cfonioJi.— a small twig, . . 176 

 Tropldolepis: tropis— a keel; lepis 



—scale, . . . . . 169 



Tropidonotus : tropis — a keel ; 



notos — back, . . . . 175 

 Trutta: L., a trout, . . . 271 

 Tryngites: L., tringa — a. sand- 

 piper 129 



TURDID.E, 45 



Turdus: L., a thrush, ... 47 

 Typliliclithys : tup/Uos — blind; 



ichthus — fish 269 



Tyrannid^; .... 95 



PAGK. 



Tyrannus: fitrannos— a tyrant, 96 

 Uiocentra: ou/os— complete ; ken- 

 iron— a spine 223 



Umbla: L., a river fish, . . 271 

 Umbra: L., a small dusky fish (a 



shade), 265 



Umbrid.e 264 



Ungulata: L., ungulatus — hnv - 



ing hoofs, 20 



Uranidea: our anas— the sky; eido 



—to see (star-gazer), . . 252 

 Urocyou: oiira- tail; fcuon— dog, 17 

 Urodela: oura — tail; delos— ob- 

 vious 190 



URSID.E, 19 



Ursus: L., a bear, ... 20 

 Vertebrata : L., vertebrates, 9 

 Vespcrides: L., vesper— evening, 23 

 Vesperimus: L., t'esper — evening; 



mus — mouse 31 



Vespertilio: L., vespertilio—a bat, 22 

 Vespertilionid^, ... 22 

 Vesperugo: L., resper— evening, 23 

 Vesperus: L., vesper us— evening, 23 

 Vireo: L., vireo— a green finch ; 

 (vireo— to grow green), . . 76 



Vireonid.e 73 



Vireosylvia : Vireo-Sylvia, . 75 

 Virginia : Virginia, name of the 



state where first found, . 182 

 Vulpes: L., a fox, ... 17 

 Wilsonia: to Alexander Wilson, 

 the "Father of American Orni- 

 thology," 68 



Xantliooephalus : xanthos — yel- 

 low ; kephale — head. . . 92 

 Xema: a coined name, . . 151 

 Xenisma: xenisma — a surprise, 263 

 Xenotis: :renos— singular, remark- 

 able; ous— ear 242 



Xerobates : xeros — dry ; bates — 



walker, 161 



Xystroplites: xxistron — a, scraper 

 or raker; /lopiites— armed (from 

 the toothed gill-rakers), . 244 



ZAPODID.E, 29 



Zap.us: 0(1- strong; pous— foot, 30 



Zemedura : zenaida — a, zenaida- 



dove; oura — tail, . . . 116 

 Zonotrichia: zovios— zone or band; 



tric7uo?i— hair (crown), . , 86 



Zygonectes : 2ugos — yoke; nektes 

 swimmer 263 



