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Nauclerus: nnucleros a ruler, 112 

 Necturus : neklos swimming ; 



oura tall 198 



NEMATOGNATHI : nema barbel ; 



gnathos jaw, . . . . 326 

 Neocorys: neos new; corns hel- 

 met, 57 



Neosorex: neo to swim; L., sorex 



a shrew 351 



Neotoma: neo to swim ; tome 



a cutting (Rodent), ... 31 

 Nerodia: neros moist, . . 175 

 Nettion: nettion a little duck, 142 

 Nisus: a king of Megara, changed 



to an eagle, .... 113 

 Nocomis : Ind., nofcomis daugh- 

 ter of the moon, . ; 305 

 Notemigonus; notos back; Jiemi 



half; gonia angle, . . 301 

 Nothonotus : nothos spurious : 



notes back, .... 225 

 Notophthalmus : no t o s back ; 



ophthalmos eye, . . 191 



Notropis: notos back ; tropis a 



keel 296 



Noturus: notos back; oura tail 335 

 Numenius : noumenia the new 



moon 129 



Nyctale: nuktalos nocturnal, 108 

 Nyctea: nuktios nocturnal, . 109 

 Nyctherodius : nuktios noctur- 

 nal ; herodios a heron, . . 132 

 Nyctiardea: L., a night-heron, 132 

 Nycticejus: nux night, . . 23 

 Ochetodou: ochetos a channel: 



odon a tooth, .... 32 

 CEdemia: oidema a swelling, 144 

 (Jligocephalus : ol i g o 8 a few 



(small); kephnle head, . . 226 

 Oligosoma : oligos small ; some- 

 body 171 



Olor: a Latin name, . . . 139 

 Oncorhynchus : o n k o s hook ; 



rhugchos snout. . . . 356 

 Opheosaurus: ophis snake; sau- 



ros lizard, . . . . 170 

 Opuibolus : ophis snake ; bolis 



dart 180 



OPHIDIA: ophis snake, . . 172 

 Oporornis: opora early autumn 



(fruit); amis bird, . . 67 

 Ortyx : ortux a European 

 quail, 119 



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Oryzomys: L., oryza rice; mus 



mouse 32 



Osceola: Name of an Indian 



chief, ... . 181 



Osmerus: osmeres odorous, . 273 

 Otocorys: ous ear; korus helmet, 56 

 Otus: otos a horned owl (otos 



eared), 107 



Ozotheca : ozo to give out an 



odor; theke a box, . . . 166 

 Pagophila : pagos ice ; phileo to 



love ,150 



Pandion: name in mythology. 112 

 Pantosteus: pantos everywhere; 



osteort bone (from tlie closing 



of the fontanelle, which chiefly 



distinguishes the genus from 



Catostomus) .... 309 



PARIDJB, 51 



Parula: dim. of Par us, . . 60 

 Parus: L.. a titmouse, . . 51 

 Passer: L., a sparrow, . . 83 

 Passerculus: dim. of Passer, . 84 

 Passerella: dim. of Passer, . 88 



PASSERES, 44 



Pedioecetes: pedion a field; koite 



a nest 118 



Pedomys: pedion field; mus a 



mouse, 33 



PELECANID^E 146 



Pelecanus: pelekanSi pelican, 146 

 Pelidna: pelidnos livid, . . 127 

 Pelionetta: peleios blackish; 



netta-duck 145 



Pelodichthys: pelos mud; ich- 



thus fish ,334 



Perca: perTte a perch (perkos 



dusky) 229 



PERCESOCES: L., perca perch; 



esox a pike, .... 260 

 PERCID.E, . . . . . 229 

 Percina: dim. of Perca, . . 219 

 PERCOPSID^E, .... 270 

 Percopsis: perke a perch; opsis 



appearance, .... 270 

 PERDICID^: L., perdlx a part 



ridge 119 



Perisoreus: peri around; soros 



a hill, a heap, .... 95 

 Perissoglossa: perissos odd ; glos- 



sa a tongue, .... 61 

 Petrochelidon: petros a rock; 



chelidon a swallow. . . 71 



