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(e) Where the first term expresses the instrumental case, or the 

 relation of the place by or through which ; as, 



Snowbird, as if the bird that appears with the snow. 



(f ) Where the first term expresses the genitive or adnominal 

 case ', as, 



Ladybird, Ladybug, Ladycow, Ladyfy ; as if the bird, bug, 

 cow, fly, of the Virgin Mary. 



3. By inverted composition, the order of the terms being con- 

 trary to that just exhibited. 



(1.) In words peculiar to the English language ; as, 



Cut^vater. 



Lapwing. 



Turnstone. 



TVagtail. Comp. Gr. xlXXov^g, osiaov^a, aeiaortvyl;, Lat. QJiotacil- 

 la, Low Sax. ivippsierz. 



(2.) In words derived from the French ; as, 



Chanticleer, from Fr. chanter, to crow, and clair, clear ; as if 

 the loud crower. 



(3.) In words derived from the Greek; as, 



Hippopotamus, (Gr. inTioTidTaiuog ;) from Gr. iTrn-o?, a horse, and 

 noTu/nog, a river ; as if the river horse. 



III. The names of animals are often derived from remote lan- 

 guages. 



1. From East Indian dialects ; as, zebu. 



2. From Sheraitish dialects; as, ass, camel, gazelle, giraff, 

 goat, jackal, kid, scorpion. 



3. From Mongolian dialects ; as, argali, yak. 



4. From Malay and Oceanic dialects ; as, babyrousa, kanga- 

 roo, orang-outang, wombat. 



5. From African dialects ; as, chimpanzee, gnu, koba, korin, 

 zebra, zerda. 



G. From American Indian dialects ; as, aia, capibar, carcajo, 

 cariboo, tnoose, paca, sagoin, sapajo, tapir, tamarinunau, wapiti. 



