INDEX TO NAMES 

 GENERA AND HIGHER GROUPS, 



"WITH THEIR DERIVATIONS. 



NOTE. In this index, names of genera recognized in this 

 work are printed in ordinary type, as Dendrceca; families and 

 higher groups in small capitals, as EMYDIDJS; synonyms and 

 sub -genera in italics, as Amblodon. In giving the etymology of 

 terms, all words not otherwise designated are understood to he 

 Greek; L. indicates Latin. Greek words are here, for con- 

 venience, printed in Roman characters. 



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Abastor: a coined name, . . 181 

 Ablabes: ablabes, harmless, . 179 

 A br amis : L.. a bream, . . 291 

 Acantharchus : aTcantha spine ; 



archos anal (many anal spines) 232 

 ACANTHOPTERI: akantho spine; 



pteron fin 215 



Accipiter: L., ahawk, . . 113 

 Acipenser: L., a sturgeon (sharp 



fins) 311 



ACIPENSERID^E: . . . 310 

 Acomus: meaningless, . . 293 

 Acris : L., sharp from the note, 190 

 Actiturus: actaino to move 



quickly; our a tail (wagtail), 129 

 Actodromas: akte sea beach; 



dromos a running, . . 127 

 ^ffigialitis: aigialites pertaining 



to the shore, .... 121 

 ^giothus: aigiothos a hedge 



sparrow, 82 



jUSsalon: aisalon a merlin (kind 



of hawk) Ill 



Agelseus: agelaios gregarious, 92 

 Aix: aix a goat, ... 142 



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ALAUDHXE: L., alauda a lark 



(L., laudo to praise), . . 56 

 Alburnellus: Dim. of Alburnus 



the Bleak (from L. albus, white) 289 

 Albumops: Alburnus-like, . 282 

 Alee: an elk (Scandinavian), . 21 

 ALCEDINID^E : L., alcedo a King- 

 fisher 101 



ALECTORIDES: aleTttor a cock; 



eidos likeness, . . . 134 

 Alligator: L., one who binds, 157 

 Alosa: German, alse ashad, 265 

 Alvordius: to Major Alvord, . 222 

 Amblodon: amblus blunt; odon 



tooth, 241 



Ambloplites : amblus blunt ; 



hop lites armed, . . . 231 

 AMBLYOPSIDJE: .... 256 

 Amblyopsis; amblus blunt; opsis 



vision, 257 



Amblystoma: amblus blunt ; 



stoma mouth 194 



AMBLYSTOMID^E: . . . 194 

 Amia: name of some sea-fish, 

 probably the bonito, . . 306 



(331) 



