INDEX. 



401 



TAGE. 



160 



Testudo: L., a turtle, . . . 161 

 Tetrao: tetraon a grouse, . 118 

 TETRAONID^E: . . . . 118 

 Thalarctos: thalassa the sea (?); 



arktos bear 19 



Thalasseus: thalassa the ocean, 151 

 Thrynosternum: thura a door: 



sternon sternum, . . . 166 

 Thryomanes : thruon a rush; 



manes a cup (nest ( ?), . . 55 

 Thryothorus: thruon a rush; 



thereuo to seok, ... 54 

 Thyraallus: L., a grayling (a fish 

 supposed to feed on water 



thyme) 274 



Tinnivnculus: L., a kestrel, spar- 

 row-hawk, . . . . Ill 

 Totanus: Latin name, . . 128 

 Toxicophis: toxikos poison (for 



smearing arrows); ophis snake!84 

 Trachemys: trachus rough ; emus 



turtle, . . . . 165 



Triglopsis: trigla a gurnard; 



opsis appearance, . . . 256 

 Tringa: L., a sandpiper, . . 127 

 Tringoides; L., tringa a sand- 

 piper; aides like, ... 129 

 Trigonocephalus: treis three ; 



gonns angle; kephale head, 184 

 TRIONYCHID.E: Trionyx; treis 



three; onux claw, . . . 167 

 TROCHILID^E: .... 100 

 Trochilus: trochilos a small "bird 

 (wren) said to pick the teeth of 



crocodiles 100 



Troglodytes: troglodutes living in 



caves 55 



TROGLODYTID^, ... 53 

 Tropidoclonium: tropis a keel: 



clonion a small twig, . . 176 

 Tropidolepis: tropis a keel; lepis 



scale, 169 



Tropidonotus : tropis a keel ; 



v notos back 175 



Trutta: L., a trout, ... 271 

 Tryngites: L., tringa a sand- 

 piper 129 



TTJRDID^E, 45 



Turdus: L-, a thrush, ... 47 

 Typhlichthys : tuphlos blind; 



ichthus fish 269 



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Tyrannus: turannos a tyrant, 96 

 Ulocentra: oulos complete ; ken- 



tron aspine 223 



Umbla: L., a river fish, . . 271 

 Umbra: L., a small dusky fish (a 



shade) 265 



UMBRID^E 264 



UNGTJLATA: L., ungulatus hav- 

 ing hoofs, 20 



Uranidea: ouranos the sky; eido 



to see (star-gazer), . . 252 

 Urocyon: oura tail; Tcuon dog, 17 

 URODELA: oura tail; delos ob- 



vious 190 



URSID^B, 19 



Drsus: L., a bear, ... 20 

 VERTEBRATA : L., vertebrates, 9 

 Fesperides: L., vesper evening, 23 

 Fesperimus: L., vesper evening; 



mus mouse, .... 31 

 Vespertilio: L., respertilio a bat, 22 



VESPERTILIONID.fi, ... 22 



Fesperugo: L., vesper evening, 23 

 Vesperus: L., vesperus evening, 23 

 Vireo: L., vireo a green finch ; 

 (uireo to grow green), . . 76 



VIREONID^E 73 



Vireosylvia : Fireo-Sylvia, . 75 

 Virginia : Virginia, name of the 



state where first found, . 182 

 Vulpes: L., a fox, . . . 17 

 Wilsonia: to Alexander "Vtilson, 

 the " Father of American Orni- 

 thology," 68 



Xanthorephalus : xanthos yel- 

 low ; kephale head. . . 92 

 Xema: a coined name, . . 151 

 Xenisma: xenisma a surprise, 263 

 Xenotis: xenos singular, remark- 

 able; ous ear 242 



Xerobates : xeros dry ; bates 



walker 161 



Xystroplites: xustron a scraper 

 or raker; hoplites armed (from 

 the toothed gill-rakers), . 244 



ZAPODID^E 29 



Zapus: za strong; pous foot, 30 

 Zensedura : zenaida v, zenaida- 



dove; oura tail, . . . ""le 

 Zonotrichia: zonos zone or band; 



tric/iioTV hair (crown), . , 86 

 Zygonectes : zugos yoke; nektet 

 swimmer, 263 



