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Nauclerus: nauderos a ruler, 112 

 Necturus : neklos swimming ; 



oura tail 198 



NEMATOGNATHI : nema barbel; 



gnathos jaw, .... 326 

 Neocorys: neos new; corus hel- 

 met 57 



Neosorex: neo to swim; L., sorex 



a shrew, 351 



Neotoma: neo to swim; tome 



a cutting (Rodent), ... 31 

 Nerodla: neros moist, . . 175 

 Neition: nettion a little duck, 142 

 Nisus: a king of Megara, changed 



to an eagle, .... 113 

 Nocomis : Ind., no ko mis daugh- 

 ter of the moon, . . . 305 

 Notemigonus; notos back; hemi 



half; gonia angle, . . 301 

 Nothonotus : nothos spurious : 



notos back 225 



Njtophthalmus : notos back ; 



ophthalmoseye, . . , 191 

 Notropis: notos back ; tropis a 



keel 296 



Noturus: notos back; oura tail 335 

 Numeuius : noumenia the new 



moon 129 



Nyctale: nuktalos nocturnal, 108 

 Nyctea: nuktios nocturnal, . 109 

 Nyctherodius : nuktios noctur- 

 nal; herodios a heron, . . 132 

 Nyctiardea: L., a night-heron, 132 

 Nycticejus: mix night, . . 23 

 Ochetodon: ochetos a channel: 



odona tooth 32 



OEdemia: oidema a swelling, 144 

 Oligocephalus : oligos a few 



(small); kephale head, . . 226 

 Oligosoma : oligos small ; soma 



body 171 



Olor: a Latin name, . . . 139 

 Oncorhynchus : o n k o s hook ; 



rhugchos snout. . . . 356 

 Opheosaurus: ophis snake; sau- 



ros lizard 170 



Ophibolus : opMs snake ; bolis 



dart 180 



OPHIDIA: ophis snake, . . 172 

 Oporornis: opora early autumn 



(fruit); ornis bird, . . 67 

 Ortyx : ortux a European 



quail, 119 



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Oryzomys: L., oryza rice; mus 



mouse, 32 



Osceola : Name of an Indian 



chief, ... . . 181 



Osmerus: osmeres odorous, . 273 

 Otocorys: ous ear; korus helmet, 56 

 Otus: otos a horned owl (otos 



eared) 107 



Ozotheca : ozo to give out an 



odor; theke a box, . . , 166 

 Pagophila : pagos ice ; phileo to 



love 150 



Pandion: name in mythology, 112 

 Pantosteus: pantos everywhere; 



osteon bone (from the closing 



of the f ontanelle, which chiefly 



distinguishes the genus from 



Catostomus) .... 309 



PARID^E, 51 



Parula: dim. of Parus, . . 60 

 Parus: L.. a titmouse, . . 51 

 Passer: L., a sparrow, . . 83 

 Passerculus: dim. of Passer, . 84 

 Passerella: dim. of Passer, . 88 



PASSERES 44 



Pedioecetes: petition a field; koite 



a nest 118 



Pedomys: pedion field; mus a 



mouse, 33 



PELECANID^B, .... 146 

 Pelecanus: pelekanz pelican, 146 

 Pelidna: pelidnos livid, . . 127 

 Pelionetta: pel eios blackish; 



Tietta-duck 145 



Pelodichthys: pelos mud; ich- 



thus fish 334 



Perca: perke a perch (.perkos 



dusky) 229 



PERCESOCES: L., perca perch; 



esfix a pike 260 



PERClD.fi, 229 



Percina: dim. of Perca, . . 219 



PERCOPSID^E, .... 270 



Percopsis: perke a perch; opsis 

 appearance 270 



PERDICID^E: L., perdix a part- 

 ridge 119 



Perisoreus: peri around; soros 

 a hill, a heap 95 



Perissoglossa: perissos odd; glos- 

 sa a tongue, .... 61 



Petrochelidon: petros a rock; 

 chelidon a swallow, . . 71 



