6 4 



CLASSIFICATION OF VERTEBRATA 



Amphioxus, a/x<i both ways or 

 ends, ous pointed, 1 



Amphirhinal, with paired nostrils, 5 



Amphisbaenidae, a^</>iV at both 

 ends, fiaivo) I walk, 27 



Amphitheriidae, beasts with affini- 

 ties either way, 40 



Amphiuma, a native word, 14 



Amphiumidae, 13 



Anabas, ava/^ouVw I climb up, 9 



Anacanthini, av- without, aKavOa 

 spine, 9 



Anallantoidea, creatures without 

 allantois, 5 



Anamnia, creatures without am- 

 nion, 5 



Anaptomorphus, dvaTrr^s agitator 

 ("stirring shape"), 52 



Anarrhichas, dvappi^do/jLaL I as- 

 cend, climb (upon rocks), 9 



Anas, duck, 33 



Anchisaurus, ccyx 6 related to, near, 

 22 



Anchitherium, ciyx 1 related, Orjpiov 

 beast, 47 



Ancistrodon, dy/ao-r/xoS^s hook- 

 shaped, 29 



Ancylopoda, dyKvAos curved, TTOI'S 

 foot, 47 



Ancylotherium, 47 



Anelytropidae, dveAirr/oos without 

 sheath or covering, ^ face (eye), 2 7 



Anguidae, 25 



Anguilla, eel (little snake), 9 



Anguis, literally snake (blindworm), 

 26 



Aniellidae, 27 



Anisomyodae, dvtcros uneven, 

 asymmetrical, //.vwS^s (IJLVS 

 mussel, etSos likeness), 37 



Anolis, native name, 25 



Anomalurus, dvo'^aAos abnormal, 

 ovpd tail, 43 



Anomodontia, avo/jios irregular, 

 oSovs tooth, 18 



Anoplotherium, a'voTrAos unarmed, 

 48 



Anser, goose, 33 



Anthracotherium, avOpa coal, 48 

 Anthropoidae, av6p(D7ros man, e28o<s 



shape, 53 

 Antiarcha, 4 

 Antilocapra, 49 



Anura, dvev without, ovpd tail, 14 

 Apatornis, d-rrard^ I deceive (" mis- 

 leading bird"), 31 

 Aphanapteryx, d<f>avYjs obscure, 34 

 Apoda, a-TroSes without feet, 14 

 Aptenodytes, d-Trrrjv unfledged, 



SVTYJS diver, 32 

 Apteryx, a- without, Trrtpvg wing, 



31 



Aptornis, 34 

 Aquila, eagle, 33 

 Aquintocubital. The fifth cubital 



quill is absent, leaving a gap, 34 

 Aramus, 34 

 Archaeoceti, dp^aios old, K^TOS 



whale, 44 



Archaeopteryx, trrepv^ wing, 30 

 Archaeornithes, a/D^cttos old, primi- 

 tive, 30 

 Archegosaurus, dpxyyos ancestor^ 



12 

 Archipterygium (Gegenbaur), the 



primitive, fundamental Trrepv- 



yiov little fin, 5 

 Arcifera, 14 

 Arcocentrous vertebrae, the centra 



of which are formed by a pair 



of arcualia ; cf. Gastro- and Noto- 



centrous, 7 



Arctocyon,ap/<Tosbear, KVWV dog, 50 

 Arctomys, a/o/cros bear, /xus mouse, 



43 

 Arctopitheci, CI/OKTOS bear, ffiOrjKOS 



monkey, 53 

 Arctotherium, 50 

 Ardea, heron, 32 



Argillornis, dpytXXos white clay, 32 

 Argus (in allusion to the many 



ocellated spots), 34 

 Argyropelecus, apyvpos silver, 



KVS hatchet, 9 

 Arthrodira, dpOpov joint, 



neck, 11 



