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INDEX. 



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Liopeltis: leios smooth ; pelte 



shield 179 



Litholepis : lithos stone ; lepis 



scale , 342 



Lobipes: lobos lobe ; poustoot, 123 

 LONGIPENNES: L., longus long; 



penna wing 147 



Lophodytes: lophos crest; dutes 



diver, 145 



Lophophanes : lophos crest ; 



phaino to show, ... 51 

 Lota: L., a ling, .... 257 

 Loxia: loxos crosswise, . . 82 

 Lucioperca : L., lucius a pike; 



percaa, perch, . . . 230 

 Lutra: L., an otter, ... 19 

 Luxilus: a shiner (L., luce light), 293 

 Lynx: lugx a wildcat, . . 16 

 Lythrurus: luthron blood; oura 



tail 295 



Macrochelys : makros large ; 



chelus a turtle, . . . 167 

 Macrorhamphus : makros large: 



rhamphos bill, . . . 126 

 Malacoclemmys: malakos soft; 



klemmus a turtle, . . . 164 

 MAMMALIA: Latin name (mamma) 12 

 Mareca: meaningless, . . 141 

 MARSIPOBUANCHII : marsipion 



a pouch; bragchia gills, . 347 

 MAUSUPIALIA : marsipion 



pouch, 35 



Meda: a classical name, . . . 280 

 Melanerpes: melas black; nerpo 



to creep 104 



Melanetta : melas black ; netta 



a duck 144 



Melanura: melas-black ;rmra-a tai!265 

 MKLEAGRIIXE, . . . . 117 

 Meleagris : meleagris a fowl, 



(from the hero Meleager, whose 



sisters wept themselves into 



Gu nea-hens), . . . 117 

 Melospiza : melos song ; spiza a 



sparrow 87 



Menobranchus : tnenos strength; 



(meno to remain) ; bragchos a 



gill 198 



MENOPCMID^E, . . . . 196 

 Menopoma : menos strength : 



poma opercle, . . . . 196 

 Mephitis: L., a bad odor, . 19-351 

 Mergus: L., mergo to dive, . 145 



PAGK. 



Mesogonistius : mesos middle ; 



gonia angle: histion sail (dor- 

 sal), 245 



Micristius : mikros small ; his- 



tion sail (dorsal), . . . 264 

 Micropalama : mikros small ; 



palame palm (web), . . 126 

 Microperca: mikros small; perke 



a perch, 229 



Micropterus : mikros small ; 



pteron a fin 236 



Microsorex: mikros small; sorex 



shrew 352 



Milvulus: dim. of L., milvus a 



kite 96 



Mimus: mimos a mocker, . 48 

 Minnilus : English minnow; 



French, menuise ; L., minus- 

 small 296 



Minomus : meaningless, . . 319 

 Minytrema : minus reduced ; 



trema aperture (laternal line), 318 

 Mniotilta: mnion moss; tillo to 



pull, 59 



Molothrus: molos a mass; throos 



a rustling ( ?), ... . 91 

 Morone: meaningless, . . 232 

 MOTACILLID. : L.. motacilla a 



wagtail 56 



Moxostoma: muxo to suck ; stoma 



inoutli, . . . 313 



Munenopsis : muraina an eel ; 



opsts appearance, . . . 13? 



MUKID.E, .39 



Mus: mus a mouse, ... 3i 

 Mustela: L., a weasel, . . 18 

 MUSTELINE, .... 17 

 Myiadestes : myia a, fly; deo to 



bind (catch) 43 



Myiarchus: myia a fly; archos 



chief 95 



Myiodioctes: myia a fly; dioko 



to chase 68 



Myonomes: mus mouse; nomos 



pasture, 32 



Myxocyprinus : muxo to suck; 



kuprinos carp. . . . 309 

 Myxostoma: muxo to suck; stoma 



mouth 312 



Nanemys: nanos dwarf ; emus 



turtle 163 



Nanostoma: nanos small; stoma 



mouth, ... . 225 



