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ISOSPONDYLI: isos equal; spon- 



dulos a, vertebra, . . . 258 

 Ispida: a Latin name, . . 101 

 Jaculus: L., something thrown, 30 

 Junco: meaningless, ... 88 

 Labidesthes: labis a pair of for- 

 ceps; esthio to eat, . . 250 



LABRACID^E 326 



Labrax: labraxname of some 



voracious sea-fish, . . . 226 

 LACERTILIA: L., lacertaa, lizard 168 

 Lagopus; lagopous a ptarmigan 

 from lagos a hare; potts foot 

 (rough-footed like a hare), . 119 

 LAMELLIROSTRES ; L., lamella 



a thin plate; rostrum bill, . 137 

 Lampropeltis: lampros shining; 



pelte shield, .... 180 

 LANIHXE: L., lanius a shrike 



(butcher), 76 



Lanivireo: lanius-vireo, . . 76 



LARID^E 148 



Larus: laros a sea gull, . . 150 

 Lasiurus: lasios hairy; oura 



tail 24 



LEPIDOSTEID^E 307 



Lepidosteus; lepis scale; osteon 



bone 308 



Lepomis: lepis scale ; poma 



opercle 235 



LEPORIDJ3 34 



LEPTOCARDII: leptos thin; kar- 

 dia heart, ..... 313 



Lepibema: lepis scale; bema 

 step, ''in allusion to the scaly 

 bases of the unpaired fins," 226 



Leptophis: leptos slender; ophis 

 snake 179 



Lepus: L.. a hare, ... 34 



Lestris: lestris a robber, . 149 



Leuciscus: L., a dace (leukos 

 white) 287 



Leucosomus: leukos white; soma 

 body 277 



LlMicoLxE: L., limus mud; colo 



to inhabit, .... 120 

 Limosa: L., limosus muddy, 128 

 Liopeltis: lews smooth ; pelte 



shield, 179 



Litholepis: lithos stone ; lepis 



scale, 309 



Lobipes: lobos lobe; pous foot, 123 

 LONGIPENNES: L., longus long ; 



penna wing 147 



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Lophodytes: lop hos crest; dutes 



diver, 145 



Lophophanes: I o p ho s crest; 



phaino to show, ... 51 



Lota: L., a ling 247 



Loxia- loxos crosswise, . . 82 

 Lucioperca: L., lucius a pike; 



perca a perch, .... 225 

 Lutra: L., an otter, ... 19 

 Luxilus: a shiner (L., Zua>-light), 286 

 Lynx: lugx a wild cat, . . 16 

 Lythrurus: luthron blood; oura 



tail 285 



Macrochelys: makros large; 



chelus a turtle, . . . 167 

 Macrorhamphus: makros large; 



rhamphos bill, . . . 126 

 Malacoclemmys: malakos soft; 



klemmus a turtle, . . . 164 

 MAMMALIA: Latin name (mam- 

 ma), ....... 12 



Minormis: meaningless, . . 293 

 Mniotilta: mnion moss; tillo to 



pull 59 



Molothrus: molos a mass ; throos 



a rustling (?) .... 91 

 Morone: meaningless, . . 227 

 MOTACILLID^E: L., motacilla a 



wagtail, 56 



Moxostoma: muzo to suck; stoma 



mouth, 295 



Muraenopsis : muraina an eel ; 



opsis appearance, . . . 197 



MURID^E, 30 



Mus: mus a mouse, ... 31 

 Mustela L., a weasel, . . 18 



MUSTELID^!, 17 



Myiadestes: myia a fly; deo to 



bind (catch) 48 



Myiarchus: myia a, fly; archos 



chief, 96 



Myiodioctes: myia a fly; diofco 



to chase 68 



Myonomes: mus mouse; 7iomos 



pasture 32 



Nanemys: nanos dwarf; emys 



turtle 163 



Nauclerus: naucleros a ruler, 112 

 Necturus : nekton swimming ; 



oura tail, 198 



NEMATOGNATHI: nemo barbel; 



0nat/ios-jaw 298 



Neocorys : neos new ; cor us 



helmet 57 



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