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Didelphys: dis two; delphus 



uterus 35 



Diemyctylus: meaning unknown, 191 

 Diplesiuin: dis two; pleaion 



nearly (dorsal fin). . . 222 



Dolichonyx: dolichos long; onux 



claw, 91 



Dorysoma: dor it lance; soma 



body 279 



DORYSOMATIDJB, . . . 278 



Ectopistes : ektopisteos disposed 



to depart 116 



Elanus: elanos a kite, . . 112 



ELAPID.E, 182 



Eiaps: elaps a harmless snake, 183 

 ELASMOBRAXCHII : elasmos a 



plate; bragchia gill, . . 347 

 Elassoma: elnssoma a being re- 

 duced, or diminished, . . 248 



ELASSOMID.fi 247 



Elattonistius: elatton smaller; 



histios banner (dorsal fin), . 277 

 Empidonax: empis a mosquito; 



anax a prince, ... 97 



E.MYDID-fi, 161 



Eiuys: emus a water tortoise, 163 



Enneacanthus : ennea nine ; 

 akantha spine, , . . 245 



Episema: epi above; sema ban- 

 ner (dorsal fin above veutrals), 298 



Eremophila : eremos desert ; 

 phileo to love, ... 56 



Erethizon: erethizo to irritate, 34 



Ereunetes: ereunetes an inquirer, 

 searcher, 126 



Ericymba: eri an intensive par- 

 ticle; kumba hollow or cavity, 299 



Ericosina: er spring-time ; kos- 

 ineoto adorn, .... 221 



Eriuiyzon: eri an intensive par- 

 ticie; muzao to suck, . . 319 



Erismatopterus : ereisma a prop 

 or lever; pteron fin, . . 248 



Eri.smatura : ereisma a support, 

 prop; our a tail, . . . 145 



ESOCID^B, 266 



Esox: L. a pike 266 



Estrella: a word of euphony, 223 

 Etheostoma : said by Rafinesque 

 to mean "various mouths," 

 from the variety in that respect 

 in the genus as at first consti- 

 tuted, 227 



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ETHEOSTOMATIDJB, . . . 215 

 Eucalia: eu true; fcalia nest, 259 

 Eudytes: eu well; dutes a diver, 154 

 Eumeces: eumeltes long, of good 



stature, 171 



Eupomotis : eu well or true; 



Pomotis, 244 



ECRHIPIDUBA : eu true ; rhipt* 



fan; oura tail, ... 37 

 Euspiza: eu true; spizo a spar- 

 row, 88 



Eutaeuia: eu true; tainia rib- 

 bon, 176 



Eutychelithus : eutuches lucky; 



lithos stone 251 



EVENTOGNATHI : eu true; entos 



within; gnatho jaw, . 280 

 Evotomys : evotos long - eared ; 



mus mouse 32 



Exoglossuiu: exo outside ; glossa 



tongue 308 



FaUinellus: L.,/aJx;v scythe, 134 

 Falco: L., a falcon, . . . Ill 

 FALCONID^E, .... 109 

 Farancia: a word of euphony, 181 

 Fario: L., a brook trout, . . 271 



FBLnxE 15 



Felis:L.,acat, .... 16 

 FER^;: L., /era wild, savage, 15 

 Fiber: L., a beaver. ... 33 

 Florida: Florida, one of the U. S. 



where Herons abound, . 132 

 FRINGILLID^E: from L., Fringilla 



a finch, 77 



Fulica: L., a coot (sooty), . 136 

 Fuligula: diminutive of Fulix, 142 

 Fulix: same as Fulica, . . 142 

 Fuudulus: L., fundus bottom. 263 

 GADID^E: L., gadus a cod-fish, 257 

 Galeoscoptes : g alee weasel ; 



skoptes mocker, ... 48 

 GALLIN.E: L., Gallusz cock, 117 

 Gallinago: L., Gallina a kind of 



wader 126 



Gallinula: diminutive of Gallina, 136 

 GA>*OIDEI: ganoa splendor, . 339 

 Garzetta: a proper name, . 132 

 GASTEROSTEIDJB, . . 258 

 Gasterosteus: gaster belly ; ost- 



eon bone 259 



Gelochelidon : gelao to laugh ; 



chelidon a swallow, . . 151 



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