TXDEX TO NAMES 



GENERA AND HIGHER GROUPS, 



WITH THEIR DERIVATIONS. 



NOTE. In this index, names of genera recognized in this work 

 are printed in ordinary type, as Dendroeca; families and higher 

 groups in small capitals, as EMYDID/E ; synonyms and sub-genera 

 in italics, as Amblodon. In giving the etymology of terms, all 

 words not otherwise designated are understood to be Greek ; L. 

 indicates Latin. Greek words are here, for convenience, printed 

 in Roman characters. 



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Abastor: a coined name, . . 181 

 Ablabes: ablabes, harmless, . 179 

 Abramls: L., a bream, , . 301 

 Aeantharchus: akantha spine; 



archos anal ( many anal 



spines) 237 



Ac AXTHOPTERI : akantha spine ; 



pteron fin, . . 215 



Accipiter: L., a hawk, . . 113 

 Acipenser: L., a sturgeon (sharp 



fins) 345 



ACIPENSERIDJD, .... 344 



Acomus: a coined narae> . . 319 

 Acris: L., sharp from the note, 190 

 Actiturus: actaino to move 



quickly; oura tail (wagtail), 129 

 Actodromas: akte sea beach; 



dromos a running, . . 127 

 ^Egialitis: aigialites pertaining 



to the shore, .... 121 

 ^giothus: aiglothos a hedge 



sparrow, .... 82 



JEsalon: aisalon a merlin (kind 



of hawk), Ill 



Agelaeus: agelaios gregarious, 92 

 Aix: aio> goat (why?), . . 142 

 ALAUDID^E: L., al<iuda a lark 



(L., laudo to praise), . . 56 



PAQK. 



Albumettus: Dim. of Alburnus 



the Bleak (from L. albus, white)296 

 Alburnops: Alburnus-like, . 290 

 Alee: an elk (Scandinavian), . 21 

 ALCEDINID.E: L., alcedo-a, King- 

 fisher, 101 



ALECTORIDES: alektor a cock: 



eidos likeness, . . . . 134 

 Alligator: L., one who binds, . 157 

 Allosomus: allos otherwise; soma 



body 361 



Alosa: German, alse a shad, . 278 

 Alvordius: to Major Alvord, . 220 

 Amblodon: amblus blunt; odon 



tooth, 250 



Ambloplites : amblus blunt; 



hoplites armed, . . . 237 

 AMBLYOPSID^B: .... 268 

 Amblyopsis: amblus blunt; opsis 



vision 269 



Amljlystoma: amblus blunt; 



stoma mouth, . . . . 194 

 AMBLYSTOMID^E: . . . 194 

 Amia: amia name of some sea- 

 fisli, probably the bonito, . 340 



AMIID.S, 339 



Amiurus: a not; meiouros cur- 

 tailed or notched (the tail). . 329 



