Chordeiles popeiue. 



ckordeiles, subs. Gr.,— chord of evening. 

 popeiue (perhaps from Ttonondt, =cry of 

 the hoopoe). 



Circus cyaneus, var. Hudsonius. 



circus, subs., Gr. (xipxoc) 9 =h&Yrk. 

 cyaneus, adj. L.,=deep blue. 

 hudsonius, adj. L.,=Hudsonian, i\ e., of 

 Hudson's Bay. 



Colaptes auratus. 



colaptes subs. Gr. (w/«^:^c),=haranicr. 

 auratus, adj. L.,— golden gilded. 



Coccyzus americanus. 



coccyzus, subs. Gr. (#o;«yc),=cuckoo. 

 americanus, adj. L.,=American. 



Coccyzus erythropthalmus. 



coccyzus, subs. Gr. (*o*;oc), — cuckoo. 

 crythrophthedmus, adj. Gr.,— red-eyed. 

 comp. of lpud-pdz,=Te&. 



Collurio ludovicianus. 



collurio, subs. Gr. (xoXXup'uov), - a bird 

 of the thrush family mentioned 

 by Aristophanes. 

 ludovicianus, adj. L.,=pcrtaining to 

 Louisiana. Formed from Ludo- 

 vicus,=Louis. 



Contopus virens. 



contopus, subs. Gr.,— short-footed, 

 comp. of *ovroc,=short. 



7roDc,=foot. 

 virens, adj. L.,=greenish. 



Corvus frugivorus. 



corvus, subs. L.,=a raven. 

 frugivorus, adj. L.,=fruit-eating. 

 comp. of fruges=Y>u\se. 



voro,—I eat greedily. 

 Cotile riparia. 



cotile, subs. Gr. (/wn/ac),=swallow. 

 riparia. adj. L.,=frcqucnting banks of 

 rivers. 



Coiurniculus passerin us. 



coiurniculus, subs. L.,=dittle quail. 



Formed from coturnix. 

 passerinus, adj. L.,— sparrow-like. 



Cupidonia cupido. 



cupidonia, adj. L., =Cupid-like. 

 Irregularly formed from 



cupido, subs. L.,=Cupid. 



With probable allusion to the small 

 wing-like tufts on the neck. 



Cyanospiza cyanea. 



eyanospiza, subs. Gr.,=blue chaffinch, 

 comp. of /Wv^oc,— dark blue. 

 <7/T^«,= chaffinch. 

 cyanea, adj. Gr.,=dark blue. 



Cyanurus cristatus. 



cyanurus, subs. Gr.,— blue-tail. 

 comp. of *yavct)c,=dark blue. 

 (3u ( od,=tail. 

 cristaia, adj. L.,=tufted. 



D 



Dendrceca maculosa. 



dendroeca, subs. Gr. ? =tree dweller, 

 comp. of oi»3pov=& tree. 

 dcxeco y =l dwell. 

 maadosa, adj. L.,=parti-colored. 



Dendroeca cestiva. 



dendroeca, subs. Gr.,=tree dweller. 

 cestiva, adj. L. ? =of the summer. 

 Dendrceca pennsylvanica. 



dendroeca, subs. Gr.,— tree dweller. 

 pennsylvanica, adj. L.,=of Pennsylvania. 



Dolichonyx oryzivorus. 



dolichonyx, subs. Gr.,— long-nail, 

 comp. of oohyo^^lowg. 



Jj^c,~nail, claw. 

 oryzivorus, adj. L.,=rice eating. 

 comp. of oryza,=ricc. 



voro,~I eat greedily. 

 Dyies auriius. 



dyics, subs. Gr. (V)yr^r),=diver. 

 auritus, adj. L., =furnished with ears. 



E 



Ectopistes migratoria. 



ectopistes, subs. Gr. [ixro7tlaTr^\-=^dJX~ 



dcrcr. 

 migratoria, adj. L.,=wandering. 



Empidonax acadicus. 



empidonax, subs. Gr.,=mosqnito king, 

 comp. of £//7r/c,=mosquito. 

 ay«c,=king. 

 acadicus, adj. L.,=Acadian. 



Empidonax traiUii. 



empidonax, subs. Gr.,=mosquito king. 

 traillu, adj. L.,=of Traill (Mr. T. S. 

 Traill, of Edinburgh.) 



Euspiza americana. 



euspiza, subs. Gr.,=great chaffinch, 

 comp. of &>,=well. 



<T^/fa ? =cliaffinch. 

 americana, adj. L.,=American. 



F 



Fulica americana. 



fulica, subs. L.,=a coot. 

 americana, adj. L.,= American. 



a 



Geothlypis trichas. 



geothlypis, adj. Gr.,— earth-thlypis. 

 comp. of ;^j=the earth. 



#^7ttc,— proper name. 

 trichas, subs. Gr. (Tpc%d$),— thrush. 



H 



Harpjorhynchus rufus. 



harporhynchus, subs. Gr.,=diawk-bill. 



comp. of a ( o-//,=the Egyptian kite. 

 fr'jr%oz,=& bill or beak. 

 rufus, adj. L.,— reddish brown. 



Helm intliophaga pinus. 



helminthophaga, subs. Gr.,=worm-eater. 

 comp. of £fy^Cj~worm. 

 (payi£v,=to eat. 

 jrinus, subs. L.,=of the pine. 



Helminthophaga chrysoptera. 



helminthophaga, subs. Gr.,— worm-eater. 

 chrysoptera, adj. Gr.,— golden-winged, 

 comp. of ^o^o^^goU!. 

 7n-e,oof,=belly. 



Ilirunclo erythrog aster. 



hirundo, subs. L.,=swallow. 

 erythrog aster, adj. Gr.,=red-bellied. 

 comp. of ipu$p6s,=Tedi. 

 yaazyp^heUy. 



ITydrochelidon lariformis surinamensis. 

 Itydrochelidon, subs. Gr.,=water swallow, 

 comp. of SJw^,=water. 



#s^;owy,— swallow. 



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