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Dldelpbys: die — two; delphus— 



uterus 35 



Dlemyctylus : meaning unknown, 191 

 Diplesium: dis — two; plesion— 



nearly (dorsal fin), . . 222 



Dolichonyx: dolichos—long; onux 



—claw 91 



Dorysoma: dont— lance; somct— 



body, . .... 279 



Dortsom:atii>.<b, . . . 278 

 Ectopistes: ektopisteos — disposed 



to depart, 116 



Elanus: eZoTios— akite, . . 112 



Elapid^, 182 



Elaps: etaps— a harmless snake, 183 

 Elasmobranohii : elasmos — a 



plate; fcra^cfcia^gill, . . 347 

 Elassoma: elassoma—a, being re- 

 duced, or diminished, . . 248 

 ELASSOMID..B, .... 247 

 ElattonisUus: elation ~~ smaller; 



ftisfcios— banner {dorsal fin), . 277 

 Empidonax: envpia — 3i mosquito; 

 anax—a, prince, ... 97 



Emydidjb 161 



Emys: emiis— a water tortoise, 163 

 Enneacanthus : ennea — nine ; 



akantha— spine, , . . 245 

 Episema: ^i— above; 867n.a— ban- 

 ner (dorsal fin above ventrals), 298 

 Eremophila : eremos — desert ; 



pMleo—to love, ... 56 



Erethizon: eretMzo-~to irritate, 34 

 Ereunetes : ereit/netes—-a,n inquirer, 



searcher, 126 



Ericymba: eri— an intensive par- 

 ticle; fcumfio— hollow or cavity, 299 

 Ericosma: er — spring-time ; fcos- 



meo— to adorn 221 



Erimyzon: cri— an intensive par- 



ticie ; muzao— to suck, , . 319 

 Erismatopterus : ereisma — a prop 



or lever; 3)terofl^fin, . . 248 

 Erismatura : ereisma— a support, 

 prop; oxwo^tail, . . . 145 



ESOOID^. 266 



Esox: L. apike, .... 266 

 Eatrella: a word of euphony, 223 

 Etheostoma : said by Bafinesque 

 to mean "various mouths," 

 from the variety In that respect 

 in the genus as at first consti- 

 tuted, 227 



FAGB- 

 ETHEOSTOMATID^, . . . 215 

 Eucalia: ei*— true; fcalia— nest, 259 

 Eud/ytes: eur— well ; dnites—dk diver, 1 54 

 Eumeces: ewmekes—long, of good 



stature 171 



Eupomotis : eu — well or true; 



Pomotis, 244 



EUKHiPLDUKA : 61*— true ; rlvlpis 



fan; oiwor-tail, ... 37 

 Euspiza: e-w— true; spiza—^, spar- 

 row 88 



EutsBnia: eu — true; tainicb—iih- 



bon, 176 



Eutychelithus : euPachea — lucky ; 



litTios— stone, .... 351 

 EVEHTOGWATHi : eu— true; vntoa 



—within; crTiatTios- jaw, . 280 

 Evotomys : evotos — long - eared ; 



m«s— mouse, .... 32 

 Exoglossum: kbo— outside ; glosaa 



tongue 308 



Fald/nellus: L.,/alaj— a scythe, 134 

 Falco: L., a falcon, . . , HI 

 Faloonid^, .... 109 

 Faraacia: a word of euphony, 181 

 JPario: L., a brook trout, . . 271 



Fblid^ 15 



Fells : L., a cat, .... 16 

 Fek-e: L., ;fera^— wild, savage, 15 

 Fiber: L., a beaver, ... 33 

 Florida: Florida, one of the U. S. 



where Herons abound, . 132 



Fkingillid^: from L., Fringilla 



—a finch 77 



Fulica: L., a coot (sooty), . 136 

 FuUgula : diminutive of FuUx, 142 

 FuUx : same as .Futfca, . . 142 

 Fundulus: L., ^atndus- bottom, 263 

 Gadid^i L., firod«8— a cod-fish, 257 ' 

 Galeoscoptes : g alee — weasel , 



sfcoptes— mocker, ... 48 

 Gallinjs: L., Qallus—a, cock, 117 

 Galllnago: L., QalWna—a. kind of 



wader 126 



Gallinula: diminutive of Grallina, 136 

 Ganoidbi: cranos- splendor, . 339 

 Garzetta: a proper name, . 132 



GASTBE08TBID..B , . ' . 258 



Gasterosteus : paster- belly ; ost- 

 eoTi— bone 259 



Gelochelldon : pelao- to laugh ; 

 chelidon—a swallow, . . 151 



Gbomyid^ 29 



