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GLOSSARY OF SPEOIFIO NAMES- 



sicculus: dry, i. e., found In pools left 



by drying of streams, 

 slmoterus: Gt. snub-nosed, 

 slmulans: resembling, 

 simus: Gr, snub-nosed, 

 sirtalls: like a garter. 

 sisco: vernacular, Cisco. 

 siscowet: Indian name. 

 socialis: sociable. 

 soUtarius: solitary, 

 sparverius: pertaining to a sparrow. 

 spatula: a spatula, 

 speciosus: handsome, 

 spectabilis: notably handsome, 

 spectrum: a sight to see. 

 spectrunculus: a little image, 

 spelieus: living in caves. 

 spilopterus ; Gr. spotted-finned. 

 spilotus: Grr. spotted, 

 spinifer: spine-bearing, 

 spirlingulus : French eperla/rw^ a 



little smelt or sprat, 

 sponsa: a bride, 

 spurius: spurious, 

 squamiceps: scaly-headed, 

 stellarls: starry, 

 stellatus: star- spotted, 

 stelliferus: star-bearing, 

 stigmaticus: Gr. spotted. 

 Btramineus: straw-colored. 

 BtreptTUs: noisy, 

 striatulus: narrowly striped. 

 striatus: striated. 

 sturio: a sturgeon. 

 aubcEeruleus: somewhat blue. 

 subis: sudden, 

 stibterraneus : underground, 

 subulatus: subulate. 

 subviolaceus : somewhat violet, 

 sucetta: French sucet, a sucker, 

 superciliaris : pertaining to the region 



over the eye. 

 superciliosus: ridge above the eye. 

 sylvaticus: living in the woods. 

 symmetricus: symmetrlcaL 

 talpoideus: mole-like. 

 talpoides: mole-like. 

 tarandus;a reindeer, 

 telescopus: Gr. far-seeing 

 tenellus: slender, 

 teres: terete. 

 teretulus: terete. 



tergeminus: triple, 



terglsus: polished. 



tessellatus: checkered, 



thalassinus: Gr. sea-green. 



tigrinus: tiger -colored. 



toma: name of an Indian. 



torquatus: with a collar. 



trachyrhynchus : Gr. rough-billed. 



trichas: Gr. a kind of thrush, 



tricolor: three-colored. 



tridactylus; three-clawed. 



tridecemlineatus: thirteen- striped. 



triseriatus: three-rowed. 



triunguis: three-clawed. 



tristis: sorrowful. 



troglodytes : a wren. 



truncatus: cut off squarely, 



tudltanus: hammer-headed. 



tullibee: Indian name. 



typicus: typical. 



tyrannus: a king-bird, 



ulula: % bird that hoots, 



umbellus: ruffed. 



umbrosus: shady-colored. 



undulatus: wavy. 



uranops: Gr. sky-gazing. 



urus: a wild bull. 



vallisneria: eel-gra3S(which food im- 

 proves the flavor). 



vandoisulus . French vandoise, a 

 dace. 



variatus: variegated. 



variegatus: variegated. 



varius: various. 



velatus: with a large sail. 



velifer: sail-bearing. 



venenosus: venemous. 



ventralis: on the belly, 



vermis: a worm. 



vernalis: spring. 



versicolor: various colored. 



verticalis: vertical (on high), 



vespertinus: evening. 



villosus; hairy. 



violaceus; violet. 



virescens: greenish. 



virens: green. 



virginianus: Virginian. 



virldescens: greenish. 



viridis; green. 



viscosus: viscid. 



vlson: a scout; spy. 



