390 



TJiTDBX. 



Ammocoetes:aj7imo7coite«— lying in ' 



the sand, 349 



Ammocrypta: amrnos — sand; 



fcn*ptos— hidden, . . . 219 

 Ammodromus : ammos — sand; 



droTTios— running, ... 84 

 Ampelis: ampeUs—a kind of sing- 

 ing bird, ..... 73 



Amphlid^, 73 



Amphioxus: ampTii— every where ; 



(both ends); oxus— sharp, . 248 

 Amphiplaga: amphi — every- 

 where; jpiage— a wound, , 248 

 Amphiuma: meaning unknown, 197 

 AMPHiUMiDJffi , . . . . 197 

 Amyda: L., a turtle (Envys') . 168 

 AjTAOAlfTHlNl : a — without ; 



dka/ntha—apine, . . . 257 

 Anas: L.. a duck, . . . 140 



AlTATID^, 137 



Anclstrodon: agkistron—a, hook; 



odon— tooth 184 



AzfOcriDJS: L., angv/l8— the "blind 



worm," 170 



Anguilla: L., an eel (from angui8)^SS 

 AwGaiLLiD^, .... 337 

 Anorthura: a — without; orthos— 



regular; oura— tail, . . 55 

 Anser: L., agoose, , . . 140 

 Anthus: antlios— a flower, or 



something bright, . . 57 



Antrostomus : antron — cavern ; 



stoma— mouth, .... 99 

 Attura: a— without; ouro^tail, 187 

 Apeltes: a— without;pe!tfr— shield,259 

 Aphododeridse, .... 248 

 Aphododerus: aphodos— excre- 

 ment; dere— the neck or throat, 249 

 Apodes: o— without; 3«ms — foot 



(ventral fins) 337 



Apomotis: a — without; poma— 



opercle; oi*s— ear, . . . 239 

 Aqulla; L., an eagle, . . . 114 

 Archlbateo: L., chief of buzzards,114 

 Arctomys: or fctos — bear; mus— 



mouse, 2S 



Ardea: L., a heron, . . . 131 



Ardsib^, 130 



Ardetta: L., a little heron, . 133 

 Argyreus: argureos— silvery, . 307 

 Argyrosomus: argit/ros— silver; 



aomo^body, . . . 274-361 

 Arid^: from Ara, L., a macaw, 105 



page. 

 Arllnat a coined name, . , 223 

 Aromochelys: aromo^odor; che- 



lua— turtle, 166 



Arquatella: Xi., a/rcuatus — bent 



like a bow 127 



Arvicola: Ii., living in fields, . 32 

 Aaio: L., a horned owl, from the 



asinine, ear tufts, . . . 354 

 Aspldonectes: asjHs— shield ; nek- 



tes— a s wimmer, . . . 1 68 

 AataUcMhys: astatos— never 



standing still; icTithua— fish, 226 

 Asternol/reniia: a — not; sternon— 

 breast (sternum) ; trema — vent 



(aperture) 249 



Astragalinus ; astragdlos — the 



ankle bone, .... 83 

 Astur: L., a goshawk, . . 112 

 Asturlna: L., diminutive of 



Astur, il3 



Atalapha: (ataZos— tender?) . 23 

 AtebrtniB/S: atherine — a, small 

 bony fish (from ather, an ar- 

 row) 260 



Atractosteus , al/rahtos — spindle ; 



osteon —bone, .... 342 

 AVES: L., birds, ... 36 



Aythya: aitftwta— a kind of water 



bird 143 



BoBone: baiorv^a, small fish, men- 

 tioned by classic writers— from 

 haios, small, .... 272 

 Bascanium: toasfcanos— malignant 178 

 Batrachia: batracho8—a, frog, 185 

 Belonesox : L., Belone — a silver 



gar; Esocc-apike, . . . 261 

 Bernicla: Latin name (a barnacle) 140 

 Blarina: a meaningless name, 26-352 

 Bolelchthys: boUs~da.Tt\ichthu8 



-fish, 238 



Boleosoma: 6oMs — dart; soma^- 



hody, 223 



Bonasa : L., a bull, from the 



"drumming," .... II9 

 Botaurus: L., bos-tav/rus — bull 



from the "booming," . . 133 

 Brach/yotus : brachuotos — short- 

 eared, 108 



Branta: English, brant, . . 140 

 Bryttus: brutto~to growl, . 239 

 Bubalichthys: iboitboZos — buffalo ; 



tchtftus— fish, .... 333 

 Bubo: L., a horned owl, . . 109 



