240 PHOLAS, PIOUS. 



9 2. PHOLAS. Spec. 12. 



dactylus) (pierce-stoiie,) shell oblong, with reticu- 

 late subspinous stride on the upper part. Fiver 

 inches long. Shines by night. 

 See MS. P. 



8 8. PHRYGANEA. Spec. 55. 



bicaudata, ( water- moth,) wings reticulate, brown ; 

 body brown with a yellowish line on the head 

 and thorax. Larva in water inclosed in tubes 

 made of sand, scraps of wood, &c. 

 See MS. P. 



12 2. PHYSSOPHORA. Spec. 3. 



hydrostatics, oval ; with numerous lateral 3-lobed 

 vesicles, open outwardly ; middle intestine and 

 four longer tentacula red. Resembles a Me- 

 dusa. 

 See MS. P. 



1 8. PHYSETER. Spec, 4. 



tnacrocephalus, (white whale, cachelot,) no dorsal 

 fin ; spiracle on the neck. Sometimes black- 

 ish. About 60 feet long. 



See MS. P. 



2 2. PHYTOTOMA. Spec. 1. 



rara, (ra-ra,) bill thick, indented ; body dusky- 

 ash above, paler beneath. 

 See MS. P s 



22. Picus. Spec. 58. 



pileatus, (great woodpecker,) black ; crest red ; 



temples and wings spotted with white. 12 to 



18 inches long. 

 hirundinaceus, (red-cap woodpecker,) black ; cap 



