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INDEX. 



PAGE. 

 Llopeltis: leios smooth ; pelte 



shield, 179 



Litholepis : lithos stone ; lepis 



scale 342 



Lobipes: lobos lobe ; pous foot, 123 

 LoNGIPENNES: L., longus long ; 



penna wing 147 



Lophodytes: lophos crest; dutes 



diver 145 



Lophophanes : lophos crest ; 



phaino to show, ... 51 



Lota: L., a ling 257 



Loxia: loxos crosswise, . . 82 

 Lucioperca : L., lucius a pike; 



perca a perch, . . . 230 

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

 Luxilus: a shiner (L., lux light), 293 

 Lynx: lugx a wildcat, . . 16 

 Lythrurus: luthron blood; oura 



tail 295 



Macrochelys : makros large ; 



chelus a turtle, . . . 167 

 Macrorhamphus : makros large: 



rhamphos bill, . . . 126 

 Malacoclemmys: malakos - soft; 



Tdemmus a turtle, . . . 164 

 MAMMALIA: Latin name (mamma) 12 

 Mareca: meaningless, . . 141 

 MARSIPOBRANCHII : marsipion 



a pouch; bragchia gills, . 347 

 MARSUPIALIA : marsipion 



pouch, 35 



Meda: a classical name, . . 280 

 Melanerpes: meZas black; herpo 



to creep 104 



Melanetta : melas black ; netta 



a duck 144 



Melanura: melas-black ;oura-a tai!265 



MKLEAGRIDJE 117 



Meleagris : meleagris a fowl, 



(from the hero Meleager, whose 



sisters wept themselves into 



Gu nea-hens), . . . 117 

 Melospiza : ?neZos song ; spiza a 



sparrow 87 



Menobranchus : menos strength; 



(meno to remain) ; bragchos a 



gill, 198 



MENOPOMID^E 196 



Menopoma : menos strength : 



poma opercle 196 



Mephitis: L., a bad odor, . 19-351 

 Mergus : L., mergo to dive, . 145 



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Mesogonistius : mesos middle ; 

 gonia angle: histlon sail (dor- 

 sal) 245 



Micristius : mikros small ; Ms- 

 tion sail (dorsal), ... 264 



Micropalama : mikros small ; 

 palame palm (web), . . 126 



Microperca: mikros small ; perke 

 a perch, 229 



Micropterus : mikros small ; 

 pteron a fin 236 



Microsorex: mikros small ; sorex 

 shrew, 352 



Milvulus: dim. of L., milvus a 

 kite 96 



Mimus: mimos a mocker, . 48 



Minnilus : English minnow ; 

 French, menuise ; L., minus- 

 small 296 



Minomus : meaningless, . . 319 



Minytrema : minus reduced ; 

 trema aperture (laternal line), 318 



Mniotilta: mnion moss; tillo to 

 pull 59 



Molothrus: moZos a mass; throos 

 a rustling (?). ... 91 



Morone: meaningless, . . 232 



MOTACILLIDJEC : L.. motacilla a 

 wagtail 56 



Moxostoma: muxo tosuck;sfoma 

 mouth, . 319 



Mursenopsis : muraina an eel ; 

 opsts appearance, . . . 197 



MURID^B, 30 



Mus: mus a mouse, ... 31 



Mustela: L., a weasel, . . 18 



MUSTELID^E 17 



Myiadestes : myia a fly; deo to 

 bind (catch) 48 



Myiarchus: myia a, fly; archos 

 chief 96 



Myiodioctes: myia a fly; dioko 

 to chase 68 



Myonomes: mus mouse; nomos 

 pasture 32 



Myxocyprinus : muxo to suck; 

 kuprinos carp. . . . 309 



Myxostoma: muxo to suck; stoma 

 mouth 312 



Nanemys: nanos dwarf ; emus- 

 turtle, 163 



Nanostoma: nanos small; stoma 

 mouth, 225 



