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401 



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TESTUDINID^E, . . . . 160' 

 Testudo: L., a turtle, ... 161 

 Tetrao: tetraon a grouse, . 118 

 TETRAONID.E: .... 118 

 Thalarctos: thalassa the sea (?); 



arktos bear, . . . . 19 

 Thalasseus: thalassa the ocean, 151 

 Thrynosternum- thura a, door: 



sternonr-sternum, . . . 166 

 Thryomanes : thruon a rush; 



manes a cup (uest ( ?), . . 55 

 Thryothorus: thruon a rush; 



thereuo to seek, ... 54 

 Thymallus: L., a grayling (a fish 

 supposed to feed on water 



thyme) 274 



Tinnunculus: L., a kestrel, spar- 

 row-hawk Ill 



Totanus: Latin name, . . 128 

 Toxicophis: toxlkns poison (for 



smearing arrows); ophis snake 184 

 Trachemys: trachus rough; emus 



turtle, . . . . 165 



Triglopsis: triyla a. gurnard; 



opsis appearance, . . . 256 

 Tringa: L., a sandpiper, . . 127 

 Tringoides; L., tringa a sand- 

 piper; aides like, . . . 129 

 Trigonocephalus: treis three ; 



gonos angle; kephale head, 184 

 TRIONYCHID^E: Trionyx; treis 



three; onux claw, . . . 167 

 TROCHILID^E: .... 100 

 Trochilus: trochilos a small bird 

 (wren) said to pick the teeth of 

 crocodiles, . . . ' . . 100 

 Troglodytes: troglodiites living in 



caves 55 



TROGLODYTID^-:, ... 53 

 Tropidoclonium: tropis a keel: 



clonion a small twig, . . 176 

 Tropidolepis: tropis a keel; lepis 



scale, 169 



Tropidonotus : tropis a keel ; 



notos back, . . . . 175 

 Trutta: L., a trout, . . . 271 

 Tryngites: L., tringa a sand- 

 piper, 129 



TURDID^!, 45 



Turdus: L., a thrush, ... 47 

 Typhlichthys : tuphlos blind; 



ichthus fish, .... 269 

 TYRANNID.E; .... 95 



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Tyrannus: turannos a tyrant, 96 

 Ulocentra: oulos complete ; ken- 



tron^-a. spine 223 



Umbla: L., a river fish, . . 271 

 Umbra: L., a small dusky fish (a 



shade) 265 



UMBRID.E 264 



UNGULATA: L., ungulatus hav- 

 ing hoofs 20 



Uranidea: ouranos the sky; eido 



to see (star-gazer), . . 252 

 Urocyon: our a tail; Tcuon dog, 17 

 URODELA: oura tail; delos ob- 

 vious, 190 



URSID.B 19 



Ursus: L., a bear, ... 20 

 VERTEBRATA : L., vertebrates, 9 

 Vesperides: L., vesper evening, , 23 

 Vesperimus: L., vesper evening; 



m us mouse 31 



Vespertilio: L., vespertilio a bat, 22 

 VESPERTILIONID^, ... 22 

 Vesperugo: L., vesper evening, 23 

 Vesperus: L., vesperus evening, 23 

 Vireo: L., vireo a green finch ; 



(vireo to grow green), . . 76 

 VIREONID.*:, .".... 73 

 Vireosylvia : Vireo-Sylria, . 75 

 Virginia : Virginia, name of the 



state where first found, . 182 

 Vulpes: L., a fox, ... 17 

 IVilsonia: to Alexander Wilson, 

 the " Father of American Orni- 

 thology," 68 



Xanthocephalus : xanthos yel- 

 low ; Jtephale head. . . 92 

 Xema: a coined name, . . 151 

 Xenisma: xenisma a surprise, 263 

 Xenotis: xenos singular, remark- 

 able; cms ear 242 



Xerobates : xeros dry ; bates 



walker 161 



Xystroplites: xustron a scraper 

 or raker; hop lites armed (from 

 the toothed gill-rakers), . 244 



ZAPODID^E 29 



Zapus: za strong; pous foot, 30 

 Zenaedura : zenaida a zenaida- 



dove; oura tail, . . . 116 

 Zonotrichia: zonos zone or baud; 



trichion hair (crown), . , 86 

 Zygonectes : zugos yoke; nektes 

 swimmer, . . ... . 263 



