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Petromyzon: petros a stone; muzo 



to suck, 348 



PETROMYZONTID^E, . . . 348 

 Peucaea: peuke a pine tree, . 87 

 PHALACROCORACID^E: phalakros 



bald; korax a raven, . 147 

 PHALAROPODID^J, . . . 123 

 Phalaropus : phalaros shining ; 



pous foot, . . . . 123 

 Phenacobius: phenax deceptive; 



bios-life 299 



Philobela: philea to love; hele 



sunlight; (hilus mud?), . 125 

 Philomachus: phileo to love; 



mache a fight, . . . 129 

 Photogenis: photogenis born of 



light 294 



Phoxinus: phoxinos a minnow; 



(phoxos tapering), . . 302 

 Phrynosoma: phruna a toad; so- 



mo body 170 



Pica: L., a magpie, ... 94 

 PICARI^E: L., picus a wood- 

 pecker, 98 



PICID^B, 102 



Picoides: L., like a woodpecker, 104 

 Picus: L., a woodpecker, . . 103 

 Ptteoma: pile ma something 



compact 219 



fimelodus: pimeloOes fat, . 300 

 Pimephales: pimele fat; kephale 



head, ..... 288 

 Pinicola: L., living among pines, 81 

 Pipilo: L,.,pipilo to chirp, . 89 

 PISCES: L., fishes, . . . 199 

 PUymys: pitus a pine-tree ; mus 



mouse, ..... 33 

 Pityophis: pi tus a pine-tree; 



ophis snake 178 



Placopharynx: plax anything flat 



and broad; pharunx pharynx, 296 

 Plancsticiis: Greek, planesticos 



wandering, vagabond, . . 47 

 Planiroslra: L., planus flat; ros- 

 trumsnout, .... 344 

 Plargyrus: pleura side; arguros 



silver, 293 



Platygobio: platus broad or flat; 



L., Oobio a gudgeon, . . 304 

 Plectrophanes: plektron a spur; 



plianeo to show, . . 83-354 

 Plestiodon: pleistos many; odon 



tootu, 171 



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Plethodon: plethos abundance; 

 odorir tooth 193 



PLETHODONTID^E, . . . 193 



PLEURODELID^E : Pleurodeles ; 

 pleuron side ; deleeis destruc- 

 tive 190 



Pleurolepis: pleuron side; lepis 

 scale 219 



PLO-mxB. ..... 146 



Plotus: plos a swimmer, . 146 



Podiceps: L., podex rump; pes 

 foot, 155 



PODICIPID^E, .... 155 



Podilymbus : L., podiceps a 

 grebe; colymbiis a loon, . 156 



Peecilichthys: poikilos varie- 

 gated; ic/it/ms-fish, . . 226 



Polioptila: polios hoary; ptilon 

 feather 50 



Polyodon : polus many ; odon 

 tooth, ..'.... 344 



POLVODONTID^B, . . . 343 



Pomoiobus : poma opercle ; lobos 



lobe, 279 



Pomotis: poma opercle; ous 



ear, 239 



Pornoxys: poma opercle; oxus 



sliarp 247 



Pooecetes ; poa meadow-grass ; 



fcoite-nest, ... 84 



Porphyrio; porphurion a red 

 water bird, from porphurios, 



purple 136 



Porzana: meaningless, . . 136 

 Potamocottus: potamos a river; 



kottos a sculpin, . . . 254 

 Procyon: pro before; Uuon dog 20 

 PROOYONID.E, .... 20 

 Progne: a daughter of Pandion, 



who was changed into a swallow 72 

 Prosopium: prosopeia a mask (in 

 allusion to the broad preorbital), 362 



PROTEIDA 197 



PROTEID^EJ 197 



Proteus: a name in mythology, 197 

 Protistius: protos before, in ad- 

 vance; histion sail (dorsal fin), 26'2 

 Protonotaria : L., noted above 



others: prothonotary , . . 60 

 Pseudemys: pseudos false; emus 



a tortoise 164 



1'seudobranchus: pseudos false; 

 bragchos gills, ... 198 



