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GLOSSARY OF SPECIFIC NAMES. 



slcculus: dry, i. e., found in pools left 



by drying of streams, 

 simoterus: Gr. snub-nosed, 

 simulans; resembling, 

 sinius: Gr. snub-nosed, 

 sirtalis: like a garter, 

 sisco: vernacular, Cisco, 

 siscowet: Indian name, 

 socialis: sociable, 

 solitarius: solitary, 

 sparverius: pertaining to a sparrow, 

 spatula: a spatula, 

 speciosus: handsome, 

 spectabilis: notably handsome, 

 spectrum: a sight to see. 

 spectrunculus: a littie image, 

 spelaeus: living in caves, 

 spilopterus: Gr. spotted-finned. 

 spilotus: Gr. spotted, 

 spinifer: spine-bearing, 

 spirlingulus : French eperlanule, a 



little smelt or sprat, 

 sponsa: a bride, 

 spurius: spurious, 

 squamiceps: scaly-headed, 

 stellaris: starry, 

 stellatus: star-spotted, 

 stelliferus: star-bearing, 

 stigmaticus: Gr. spotted, 

 stramineus: straw-colored, 

 streperus: noisy, 

 striatulus: narrowly striped, 

 striatus: striated, 

 sturio: a sturgeon, 

 subcaeruleus: somewhat blue, 

 subis: sudden, 

 subterraneus: underground, 

 subulatus: subulate, 

 subviolaceus: somewhat violet, 

 sucetta: French sucet, a sucker, 

 superciliaris: pertaining to the region 



over the eye. 



superciliosus: ridge above the eye. 

 sylvaticus: living in the woods, 

 symmetricus: symmetrical, 

 talpoideus: mole-like, 

 talpoides: mole-like, 

 tarandus: a reindeer, 

 telescopus: Gr. far-seeing 

 tenellus: slender, 

 teres: terete, 

 teretulus: terete. 



tergeminus: triple. 



tergisus: polished. 



tessellatus: checkered. 



thalassinus: Gr. sea-green. 



tigrinus: tiger-colored. 



toma: name of an Indian. 



torquatus: with a collar. 



trachyrhynchus: Gr. rough-billed. 



trichas: Gr. a kind of thrush. 



tricolor: three-colored. 



tridactylus: three -clawed. 



tridecemlineatus: thirteen-striped. 



triseriatus: three-rowed. 



triunguis: three-clawed. 



tristis: sorrowful. 



troglodytes: a wren. 



truncatus: cut off squarely. 



tuditanus: hamiuer-headed. 



tullibee: Indian name. 



typicus: typical. 



tyrannus: a king-bird. 



ulula: a bird that hoots. 



umbellus: ruffed. 



umbrosus: shady-colored. 



undulatus: wavy. 



uranops: Gr. sky-gazing. 



urus: a wild bull. 



vallisneria: eel-grass(which food im- 

 proves the flavor). 



vandoisulus : French vandoise, a 

 dace. 



variatus: variegated. 



variegatus: variegated. 



varius-. various. 



velatus: with a large sail. 



velifer: sail-bearing. 



venenosus: venemous. 



ventralis: on the belly. 



vermis: a worm. 



vernalis: spring. 



versicolor: various colored. 



verticalis: vertical (on high). 



vespertinus: evening. 



villosus: hairy. 



violaceus: violet. 



virescens: greenish. 



virens: green. 



virginianus: Virginian. 



viridescens: greenish. 



viridis: green. 



viscosus: viscid. 



vison: a scout; spy. 



