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INDEX. 



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Scolecosoma; skolexworm; soma 

 body 349 



SCOLOPACID^E 124 



Scolopax: skolopax a snipe, . 126 

 Scops: shops a screech owl, . 108 

 Scotiaptex : skotia darkness ; 



ptesso to frighten, . . . 108 

 Scotophilus : skotos darkness ; 



phileo to love 22 



Scotophis: skotos darkness ; ophis 



a snake 178 



SELACHOSTOMI: selachos a shark 



(cartilage); stoma mouth, . 343 

 Semotilas: senna a banner (dor- 

 sal fin), teleis, or some similar 

 word, supposed by Raftnesque to 

 mean "spotted," . . . S04 

 Setophaga : sea a moth ; phago 



to eat 69 



Sialia: stalls plump, . . 49 

 SILURIDJB : Silurus : silouros 



some river fish, . . . 326 

 Siredon: seiredon a, siren (seira 



entangling) 194 



Siren: seiren a siren, . . 198 



SIUKNID^B 198 



Sitta: sitte a nuthatch . . 52 



SITTID.E, 52 



Siurus: sei to wag; oura tail, 66 

 Somateria: soma body ; erion 



wool 144 



Sorex: L., a shrew-mole, . 26-352 



SORICID^B 25-352 



Soriciscus: diminutive of Sorex, 352 

 SPALACOPOmD^E : Spalacopus ; 



spalax a mole; pous foot, 33 

 Spatula: L.. a spatula, . . 142 

 Spatularia: L., spatula, . . 344 

 Spelerpes: speos a cave; herpes- 

 reptile 193 



Speotyto : speos a cave ; tuto a 



night owl 109 



Spermophilus : sperma seed ; 



phllos lover 28 



Sphyrapicus: sphura a hammer: 



pikos a woodpecker, . . 104 

 Spilogale: spilosa, spot; galee a 

 weasel or other musteline ani- 

 mal 351 



Spizella: dim. of spiza a spar- 

 row, 86 



Squatarola: a vernacular name, 121 

 STEGANOPODES : steganos web- 

 bed; pous foot, . . 146 



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Steganopus : steganos webbed ; 



pous foot 123 



Stelgidopteryx: stelgis a kind of 



scraper; pterux wing . . 72 

 Stercorarius: L., stercus excre- 

 ment 149 



Sterna: L., sterno to spread out, 152 

 Stilbe: stilbe splendor, . . 301 

 Stilbius: same as Stilbe, . . 301 

 Stizostethium : stizo to prick; 



stethion breast, . . . 230 

 Storeria: to Dr. David H. Storer, 176 

 Strepsilas: strepso to turn; laas 



stone 122 



STRIGID^E 106 



Strix : strigx some night - bird 



with a sharp cry, . . . 107 

 Sturnella: L., sturnus a starling, 92 

 Surnia: surnia an owl, . . 109 

 Sylvicola: L., sylvicola living in 



the forest, 60 



SYLVICOLID^B 57 



SYLVIIDJE: L., sylva woodland, 49 

 Symphemia : sun together; phemi 



to talk 128 



Synaptomys: sunaptos connect- 

 ing; mus mouse (joining Ar- 

 vicola and Myodes}, . . 33 

 Synechoglanis: synecho to com- 

 press; glanis the fish Silurus, 328 

 Syrnium: surnion an owl, . 108 

 Tachycineta: tachus swift; kineo 



to move, 71 



TALPID^E: L., talpa a mole, . 24 

 Tamias: tamiasst, steward, 28-353 

 TANAGRID^I: Tanagra (tanagra 



a copper kettle?), ... 69 

 TANTALID^;, .... 133 

 Tantalus: a mythological name, 133 

 Tauridea: taura a cow; eldos 



appearance, face, . . 255 



Taxidea: Taxus an allied genus; 



eidos appearance, ... 19 

 T K i D^E : Tejus a vernacular name, 1 70 

 TELEOCEPHALI: teleos perfect; 



kephale head 215 



TELEOSTEI: teleos perfect; osteon 



bone 214 



Telipomis : teleis full-grown 



( "spotted") ; poma opercle, 239 

 Telmatodytes: telmatodutes liv- 

 ing in ponds, .... 55 

 Teretalus: L.. teres cylindrical, 312 

 TESTUDINATA, . . . . 153 



