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INDEX. 



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305 



Amiurus: a not; meiouros 

 notched (the tail), . . . 300 



Ammoccetes: ammokoites lying 

 in the sand, .... 314 



Ammodromus: ammos sand ; 

 dromos running, ... 84 



Ampelis: ampells a kind of sing 

 ing bird 73 



AMPELIDJB: 72 



Amphiuma: meaning unknown, 197 

 AMPHIUMHXE: .... 197 

 Ainyda: L., a turtle (J5mi/s), . 168 

 ANACANTHINI : a without ; 



akanthaspiue, . . . 246 

 Anas: L., a duck, . . . 140 



ANATID^B: 137 



Ahcistrodon : agkistron a hook; 



odon tooth 184 



ANOUID^S: L.. anguis the &quot; blind 



worm,&quot; 170 



Anguilla; L., an eel (from anguis) 304 

 ANGUILLID^BI . . . 304 



Anorthura: a without; orthos 



regular; oura tail, . . 55 

 Anser: L., a goose, . . . 140 

 Authus : anthos a flower, or 



something bright, ... 57 

 Antrostomus: antrqn cavern; 



stoma mouth, ... 99 

 ANURA: a without; our a tail, 187 

 Apeltes: a without; peite shield 248 

 APHREDODERID^E, . . . 240 

 Aphredoderus: aphros foam; 



deros skin 240 



APODES: a without; pous foot 



(ventral fins), .... 304 

 Aquila: L., an eagle, . . . 114 

 Archibuteo: L., chief of buzzards, 114 

 Arctomys: arktos bear; mus 



mouse 28 



Ardea; L., a heron, ... 131 



ARDEID^B 130 



Ardetta: L., a little heron, . 133 

 Argyreus: argureos sftvery, . 280 

 Argyrosomus: arguros silver; 



soma body 262 



ARID^B: from Ara, L., a macaw, 105 

 Arlina: a coined name, . . 221 

 Aroniochelys: aroma odor; che- 



lua turtle 166 



Arquatella: L., arcuatus beat 



like a bow 127 



Arvicola: L. f living in fields, . 32 



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 Aspidonectes: aspis shield; nek- 



tes a swimmer, . . . 168 

 Astatichthys: astatos never 



standing still; ichthus fish, 219 

 Astragalinus ; astragalos the 



ankle bone, , 83 



Astur: L,, a goshawk, . . 112 

 Asturina : L., diminutive of 



Astur 113 



Atalapha: (atalos tender ?) . 23 

 ATHERINID^E : atTierine a small, 

 bony fish (from ather, an ar 

 row) 250 



Atractosteus; atraktos spindle ; 



osteon, bone 309 



AVES: L., birds 36 



Aythya: aithuia a kind of water 



bird 143 



Baskanium: baskanos malignant 178 

 BATRACHIA: batrachos a frog, 185 

 Bern a: Latin name (a barnacle) 140 

 Blarina: a meaningless name, 26 

 Boleichthys: bolis dart; ichthus 

 -fish, ...... 220 



Boleosoma. bolis dart; soma 



body 221 



Bonasa: L., a bull, from the 



&quot;drumming,&quot; . . , . 119 

 Botaurus: L., bos-taurus bull, 



from the &quot;booming,&quot; . . 133 

 Brachyotus: brachuotos short- 

 eared, 108 



Branta: English, brant, . . 140 

 Bryttus: brutto to growl, . 235 

 Bubalichthys : bubalos buffalo ; 



ichthus fish 298 



Bubo: L., a horned owl, . . 109 

 Bucephala: bous bull; kephale 



head, 143 



Bufo: L., a toad, .... 190 



BUFONII^E: 190 



Buteo: L., a buzzard, . . . 113 

 Butorides: L., bittern-like, . 132 

 Calemys: kalos beautiful; emus 



turtle 162 



Calidris: L., a sanderling, . 128 

 Calliurus: kalos beautiful; our a 



-tail 234 



Calopisma : kalos beautiful ; 



lopisma skin, .... 181 

 Cainpephilus : kampe caterpil 

 lar; phileoto love, . . . 103 

 Campostoma : kampe curve ; 

 stoma mouth, .... 275 



