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Tinnunculua: L., a kestrel, spar- 

 row-hawk Ill 



Totanus: Latin name, . . 128 

 Toxicophis: toxikos poison (for 



smearing arrows); ophis snake 184 

 Trachemys: trachus rough ; emus 



turtle 165 



Triglopsis : trigla a gurnard; 



opsis appearance, . . . 245 

 Tringa: L., a sandpiper, . . 127 

 Tringoides; L., tringa a sand- 

 piper; aides like, . . . 129 

 Trigonocevhalus : treis three: 



Cronos angle; TiepfcaZe head, 184 

 TRIONYCHID^E: Trionyx; treis 

 three; onux claw, . . . 167 



TROCHILID^E 100 



Trochilus: trochilosa small bird 

 (wren) said to pick the teeth of 



crocodiles, 100 



Trogl ody tes : troglodutes living 



in caves, 55 



TROGLODYTID^E 53 



Tropidoclonium: tropis a keel; 



clonion a small twig, . . 176 

 Tropidolepis: tropis a keel; lepis 



scale 169 



Tropidonotus : tropis a keel ; 



notos back 175 



Trutta: L., a trout, . . . 259 

 Tryngites: L., tringa a sand- 

 piper 129 



TURDID^E, 45 



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

 Typhlichthys : tuphlos blind ; 



ichthus fish 257 



TYRAITNID^E 95 



Tyrannus: turannos a tyrant, 96 

 Umbla: L., a river fish, . . 259 

 Umbra: L., a grayling, . . 253 



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UMBRID^E, s>5 



UNGULATA; L., ungulatus hav- 

 ing hoofs 20 



Uranidea: ouranos the sky; eido 



to see 248 



Urocyon: our a tail; Ituon. dog 17 

 URODELA: euro tail; delos ob- 

 vious 190 



URSID^E, IS 



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

 VERTEBRATA-. L., vertebrates, 9 



Vesperides: L., vesper evening, 23 

 Vesperimus: L., vesper evening: 



mus mouse, .... 31 

 Vespertilio: L., vespertilio-a bat, 22 

 VESPERTILIONID^E, ... 22 

 Vesperugo: L., vesper evening, 23 

 Vesperus: L., vesperus evening, 23 

 Vireo: L., vireo a green finch; 



(rireo to grow green), . 76 

 VIRECXMD.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 



Xanthocephalus : xanthos yel- 

 low; kephale head, . . 92 

 Xeina: a coined name, . . 151 

 Xerobates: xeros dry, . . 161 



ZAPODID^B, 29 



Zap us: za strong; pows foot, 30 

 Zensedura: zenaida a zenaida- 



dove; our o tail, . . . 116 

 Zonotrichia: zonos zone or band; 



trichion hair (crown), . . 86 

 Zygonectes : zugos yoke ; nektes 

 swimmer, 252 



