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Ammocoetes: ammokoites lying in 



tlie sand 349 



Ammocrypta: ammos sand; 



kruptos hidden, . . . 219 

 Ammodromus: ammos sand; 



dromos running, ... 84 

 Anipelis: ampelis a kind of sing- 

 ing bird 73 



AMPELID^E, 72 



Amphioxus: amphi everywhere; 



(both ends) ; oxas sharp, . 248 

 Amphiplaga : amphi, every- 

 where; plage & wound, . 248 

 Ainphiuma: meaning unknown, 197 

 AMPHIUMID^B, .... 197 

 Amyda: L., a turtle (Emys) . 168 

 ANACANTHINI : a without ; 



akantha spine, . . . 257 

 Anas: L.. a duck, . . . 140 



ANATIDJB, 137 



Ancistrodon: agkistroiin hook; 



odon tooth, . . . . 184 

 ANGUID^!: L., anguis the "blind 



worm," 170 



Anguilla: L., an eel (from anguis)338 

 ANGUILLID^E, .... 337 

 Anorthura: a without; ortlins 



regular; our a tail, . . 55 

 Anser: L., agoose, . . . 140 

 Anthus: anthos a flower, or 



something bright, . 57 



Antrostomus: antron cavern; 



stoma mouth 99 



ANUUA: a without; oura tail, 187 

 Apeltes : a without; pelte shield,259 

 Aphododeridse, .... 248 

 Apliododerus: aphodos excre- 

 ment; dere the neck or throat, 249 

 APODES: a without; potts foot 



(ventral fins) 337 



Apomotis: a without; poma 



opercle; ous ear, . . . 239 

 Aquila; L., an eagle, . . . 114 

 Archilmteo: L., chief of buzzards,114 

 Arctomys: arktos bear; mws 



mouse, 2S 



Ardea: L., a heron, . . . 131 



ARDEID^E 130 



Ardetta: L., a little heron, . 133 

 Argyreus: argureos silvery, . 307 

 .1 i-ijijrosomus: arguros silver ; 



soma body, . . . 274-361 

 i: from Ara, L., a macaw. 105 



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Arlina'. a coined name, . . 223 

 Aromochelys: aroma odor; che- 



lus turtle 166 



Arquatella: L., arcuatus bent 



like a bow 127 



Arvicola: L., living in fields, . 32 

 Asio: L., a horned owl, from the 



asinine, ear tufts, . . . 354 

 Aspidonectes: aspis shield ; nek- 



tes a swimmer, . . . 168 

 Astatichtliys: as tatos n ever 



standing still; ichthus fish, 226 

 Asternotremia: a not; sternon 

 breast (sternum); treina vent 

 (aperture), .... 249 

 Astragalinus ; astragalos the 



ankle bone, .... 83 

 Astur: L., a goshawk, . . 112 

 Asturina: L., diminutive of 



Astur, 113 



Atalapha: (atalos tender?) . 23 

 ATHERINID^E: atlierine a, small 

 bony fish (from ather, an ar- 

 row) 260 



Atractosteus , atraktos spindle; 



osteon bone 342 



AVES: L., birds, ... 36 



Aythya: aithuia a kind of water 



bird 143 



Bceone: baiona, small fish, men- 

 tioned by classic writers from 

 baios, small, .... 272 

 Bascanium: baskanos malignant 178 

 BATRACHIA: batrachos a frog, 185 

 Belonesox: L., Belone a si-ver 



gar ; Esox-o, pike, . . . 261 

 Bernicla: Latin name (a barnacle) 140 

 Blarina: a meaniTigless name, 26-352 

 Boleichthys: bolis dart; ichthus 



fish, 228 



Boleosoma: bolls dart; soma 



body 223 



Bonasa : L., a bull, from the 



"drumming," . . . .119 

 Botaurus: L., bos-taurus bull 



from the " booming," . . 133 

 Drddiyotus : brachuotos short- 

 eared 108 



Branta: English, brant, . . 140 

 liryttus: bruttolo growl, . 239 

 Bnbalichthys: boubolos buffalo; 



ichthus fish 323 



Bubo: L., a horned owl, . . 109 



