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Dldelphys: di two; delphus 

 uterus, 35 



Diemyctylus: meaning unknown, 191 



Diplesium: dis two; plesion 

 nearly (dorsal fin). . . 222 



Dolichonyx: dolichos long; onux 

 claw, 91 



Dorysoma: doru lance; some- 

 body 279 



DORYSOMATID^!, . '. . 278 



Ectopistes : efcf opisteos disposed 



to depart 116 



Elanus: elanos a kite, . . 112 



ELAPID.E 182 



Elaps: elaps a harmless snake, 188 

 ELASMOBRAJfcmi : elasmos a 



plate; bragchia-gill, . . 347 

 Elassoma: elassoma a being re- 

 duced, or diminished, . . 248 



ELASSOMID.E 247 



Elattonistius: elation smaller; 



fustics banner (dorsal fin), . 277 

 Empidonax: empls a mosquito; 

 anax a prince, ... 97 



EMYDID^B, 161 



Emys: emus a water tortoise, 163 

 Eiiueacanthus : ennea nine ; 



akantha spine, , . . 245 

 Episema: epi above; sema ban- 

 ner (dorsal flu above ventrals), 298 

 Eremophila : eremos desert ; 



phileo to love, ... 56 

 Eretbizon: erethizoto irritate, 34 

 Ereunetes: ereunetes an inquirer, 



searcher, 126 



Ericymba: eri an intensive par- 

 ticle; feumba hollow or cavity, 299 

 Ericosma: er spring-time ; fcos- 



meo to adorn 221 



Erimyzon: eri an intensive par- 



ticie; muzao to suck, . . 319 

 Erismatopterus : ereisma a prop 



or lever; pteron fin, . . 248 

 Erismatura : ereisma a support, 

 prop; oura tail, . . . 145 



EsociD^B, 266 



Esox: L. a pike, .... 266 

 Estrella: a word of euphony, 223 

 Etheostoma : said by Rafinesque 

 to mean "various mouths," 

 from the variety in that respect 

 In the genus as at first consti- 

 tuted, 227 



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ETHEOSTOMATID^E, . . . 215 

 Eucalia: eu true; fcalia nest, 259 

 Eudytes: cu well; dates a diver, 154 

 Eumeces: eumekes long, of good 



stature 171 



Eupomotis : eu well or true; 



Pomotis 244 



ECRHIPIDURA : eu true ; rhipis 



fan; oura tail, ... 37 

 Euspiza: eu true; spizaa. spar- 

 row, 88 



Eutaenia: eu true; tainia rib- 

 bon, ...... 176 



Eutychelithus : eutuches lucky; 



litlios stone, .... 251 

 EVEXTOGNATHI : eu true; entos 



within; gnatUos jaw, . 280 

 Evotomys : erotos long - eared ; 



mus mouse, .... 32 

 Exoglossuin: exo outside ; ylossa 



tongue 308 



Falcinellus: L.,/ate a scythe, 134 

 Falco: L.. a falcon, . . . Ill 

 FALCONID^E, .... 109 

 Farancia: a word of euphony, 181 

 Fario: L., a brook trout, . . 271 



FELIDJB, 15 



Felis:L.,acat 16 



FER.E: L., /era wild, savage, 15 

 Fiber: L., a beaver, ... 33 

 Florida: Florida, one of the U. S. 



where Herons abound, . 132 

 FIUXGILLID^:: from L., Fringilla 



a finch, 77 



Fulica: L., a coot (sooty), . 136 

 Fuligula: diminutive of Fulix, 142 

 Fulix: same as Fulica, . . 142 

 Fundulus: L., fundus bottom, 263 

 GADIDJ3: L., gadus a cod-fish, 257 

 Galeoscoptes : g alee weasel ; 



skoptes mocker, ... 48 

 GALLING: L., Oallus a cock, 117 

 Gallinago: L., Gallina a kind of 



wader, 126 



Gallinula: diminutive of Gallina, 136 

 GANOIDEI: ganos splendor, . 339 

 Garzetta: a proper name, . 132 



GASTEROSTEID-fi, . * . 258 



Gasterosteus: gaster belly ; ost- 

 eon bone, 259 



Gelochelidon : gelao to laugh ; 

 chelidon a swallow, . . 151 



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