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INDEX. 



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Circus: L., a sacred falcon which 

 flies in circles, .... 112 



ClNOSTERNID^E, . . . 165 



Cinosternuni : kineo to move; 



sternon sternum, . . . 166 

 Cistothorus: kistos rock - rose; 



thereuo to seek, ... 55 

 Cistudo: kiste a box, . . 162 

 Clangula: Latin name, clangor 



a sharp bird's scream. . . 143 

 Clinostomus : klino to incline; 



stoma mouth, . . . 300 



Cliola: an Indian name, . . 298 

 CLUPKID.E: from L., clupea a 



herring, ..... 278 

 Cnemidophorus : knemidophoros 



wearing leg armor, . . 170 

 Coccygus: kokkuxs-a, cuckoo, 102 

 Colaptes : kolapto to strike with 



the bill, ..... 105 

 Coliscus : kolos a deficiency, 289 

 Collurio: k o II u r i on a shrike 



(butcher) ..... 77-354 

 Coluber: L., a harmless snake, 178 



COLUBRID/E, . . . . 172 



Columba: L., a dove, . . 116 

 : L., doves, . . 115 



COLYMBID.E, . . . . 154 

 Colymbus: kolumbus a diver, 154 

 Condylura: kondulos node ; our a 



tail (from the beaded appear- 



ance when dried), ... 25 

 Conocephalus: fconos cone; keph- 



ale head, ..... 181 

 Contopus: fco?itos-spear; pous-foot, 97 

 Conurus: Tconos cone; oura tail, 106 

 Copelandia: dedicated to Herbert 



Edson Copeland, . . . 246 

 Coregonus: korre the temples; 



gonos angle, . . . 274-360 

 Coronella: L., corona a crown, 180 



Corvina: from corvus, . . 251 

 Corvus: L., a raven, ... 94 

 Corynorhinus : korune club; 



rhin snout, .... 24 

 Coryphodon: koruphe vertex, 



point ; odon tooth, . . . 178 

 COTTID^B: L., coitus a sculpin 



(kottos head) ..... 251 

 Cottopsis: Cottus; ops is appear- 



ance. ... 255 



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Cottus: kottos head (from the 



great size of that part), . 252 

 Coturniculus: diminutive of ko- 



turnix a kind of grouse. . 84 

 Cotyle: kotule a cavity or hole, 72 

 Craxirex: L, crax a gallinace- 

 ous bird; rex king, . . 113 

 Cristivomer ; L., crista crest ; 



vomer vomer, . . . 359 

 CROCODILIA: krokodeilosa, cro- 

 codile 157 



Crocodilus, 157 



CROTALID,E 183 



CrotalopJiorus: krotalon a rattle; 



phoreo to bear, . . . 184 

 Crotalus : krotalon a rattle. . 183 

 CUCULID^E: L., cuculus a cuckoo, 101 

 Cupidonia: L., cupido the god of 



love 119 



Cyanospiza: kuancos blue; spiza 



sparrow, 89 



Cyanurus: kunneos blue; onr<t 



tail 94 



Cycleptus: kuklos circle; leptos 

 slender; (i. e. "small round 



mouth"), 320 



CYCLOGANOIDEI: cycloid-ganoid 339 

 Cyclophis: kuklos circle; ophis 



snake 179 



Cygnus: kuknos a swan, . 139 

 Cylindrosteus: kulindros a cylin- 

 der; osteon bone. . . . 342 

 Cynoperca: kuona, dog; perke 



perch (from the canine teeth), 230 

 Cyprinella: dim. of Cyprinus, 280 



CYPRINID.E, 280 



Cyprinodon: kuprinos a carp; 



odon a tooth, . . .' . 262 

 CYPRINODONTID^S, . . . 261 

 Cyprinus: kuprinos a carp, . 309 

 CYPSKLID^E: L., cypselusa, swift 



(kupsele a cavern}, . . . 99 

 Dafila: Latin name, . . . 141 

 Decadactylus: dekasten; daktu- 



los digit (ten ventral rays), 319 

 Dendro3ca: dendron tree ; oikeo 



to inhabit 61 



DESMOGNATHIDJE, . . . 191 

 Desmognatnns: desrnos a bond; 



gnathos jaw 192 



Diadophis: dla to divide; ophis 

 snake 179 



DlDELPHIDID^fi, ... 35 



