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GLOSSARY OF SPECIFIC NAMES. 



mordax: biting; snapping. 



motacilla: wag-tail. 



mucronatus : abruptly and sharply 



pointed. 



mugitans: mooing, like a cow. 

 multifasciatus : many - banded or 



striped. 



multilineatus: many-lined, 

 uiusculus: a little mouse. 

 Inustelinus: color of a weasel (foxy 



red). 



muticus: unarmed, 

 mevius: with small spots, 

 namaycusli: Indian name, 

 nasutus: long-nosed, 

 natalis: with a projecting rump, 

 nelmlosus: cloudy, 

 neglectus: neglected, 

 neogaeus: Gr. New World, 

 neohantoniensis: New Hampshire, 

 nephelus: Gr. clouded, 

 nerka: a Kamtschatkan name, 

 niger: black, 

 nigricans: blackish, 

 nigricollis: black-throated, 

 nigrilabris: black-lipped, 

 nigripinnis: black-finned. 

 nigrofasciatus: black-barred, 

 nigromaculatus : black-spotted, 

 nitidus: shining, 

 nivalis: snowy, 

 niveiventris: white-bellied, 

 niveus: snow-white, 

 nobilis: noble, 

 nobilior: nobler, 

 noctivagans: wandering at night, 

 notatus: known (as by a spot, hence 



spotted). 



novaeanglise: New England, 

 noveboracensis: New York, 

 nuchalis: pertaining to the nape. 

 immmifer: money - bearing (nickel 



color), 

 obesus: fat. 

 oblongus: oblong, 

 obscurus: dusky, 

 obsoletus: obsolete, 

 obtusus: obtuse, 

 occidentalis: western, 

 occipitomaculatus : back of head 



spotted. 



ocellicaudus: ocellate spots on tail, 

 ochrophseus: Gr.dark orange-brown, 

 oculatus: with eye-like spot. 



odoratus: odorous, 

 olivaceus: olivaceous, 

 olivaris: olivaceous, 

 omiscomaycus: an Indian name for* 



3 molt. 



opacus: opaque. 

 o(inassa: Lake Oquassa. 

 ordinatus: in rows (spots), 

 oregonensis: Oregonian. 

 oregonus: Oregonian. 

 ornatus: ornamented, 

 oryzivorus- rice-eating, 

 osculus: small-mouthed, 

 osmerinus: like a smelt, 

 osseus: bony. 



ossifragus: bone-breaking, 

 otsego: Lake Otsego. 

 oxyurus: Gr. sharp-tailed, 

 palmarum- living among palm t ees. 

 palliatus: cloaked, 

 pallidus: pale. 



palumbarius: pertaining to pigeons, 

 palustris: living among swamps, 

 papillosus: papillose, 

 paradisea: of paradise, 

 parasiticus: parasitic, 

 parietalis: pertaining totlie sides, 

 parvus: small, 

 passerinus: sparrow-like, 

 paucidens: few-toothed, 

 pecoris: pertaining to cattle, 

 pelagicus: oceanic, 

 pellucidus: pellucid, 

 peltastes: Gr. large-scaled, 

 peltatus: shielded, 

 penelope- a widgeon; also the wife of 



Ulysses. 



pennsylvanicus: Pennsylvania!!, 

 peregrinus: wandering, 

 perspicillatus: transparent, 

 phaenna: translucent, 

 phasianellus: a little pheasant, 

 phenax: Gr. deceptive. 

 Philadelphia: Gr. brotherly love. 

 Philadelphia: Philadelphia]!, 

 phoaniceus: crimson, 

 photogenis: Gr. born of light, 

 phoxocephalus: Gr. tapering-headed, 

 pictus: painted, 

 pidiensis: Great Pedee River, 

 pileatus: capped; crested, 

 pilosus: with thin hairs, 

 pinetorum: living among pines, 

 pinniger: large-finned. 



