396 



INDEX. 



PAGB. 



lilopeltls: le*o« — smooth ; pelte— 



sMeld. 179 



Litholepls : lithos— stone ; lepis— 



scale, ...... 342 



Lobipes: lobos—lohe ; poiis~toot, 123 

 LoN arPENMES : L., longus — long \ 



pCTMio— wing 147 



Lophodytes: lopftos— crest; (Jutes- 

 diver, 145 



Lophoplianes : lophos — crest ; 



pha/I/no— to show, ... 51 



Lota: L., a ling 257 



Loxia; loaws— crosswise, . , 83 

 lAtcioperca : L,, ludus — a pike ; 



percar-3> perch, . . . 230 

 liUtra: L., an otter, ... 19 

 Luxilus: a shiner (L., lux— light), 293 

 Lynx: iutTiC— a wildcat, . . 16 

 Lythrurus: luthrtm- blood; ov/ra 



tail 295 



Macrochelys : maJtros ~ large ; 



chelus—a, turtle, . . , 167 

 Macrorhamphus : maTcros— large : 



rhcrniphos—hm, . . . 126 

 Malacoclemmys: malakos ^ soft; 



fclemmus— a turtle, . . . 164 

 Mammalia : Latin name C^iuimTTia) 12 

 Mareca: meaningless, . . 141 

 Maksipobranchii : marsipioTb— 



a pouch; frrapcMo— gills, . 347 

 Maesupialia : mar sipion — 



pouch 35 



Meda: a classical name, . . 280 

 Melanerpes: meias— black; herpo 



—to creep, 104 



Melometta : wielas— black ; netta— 



a duck, 144 



Melanura: mela«-black;oura-'a tail265 

 Meleagkid^, . , . . 117 

 Meleagria : rneleagris — a fowl, 



(from the hero Meleager, whose 



sisters wept themselves into 



Guinea-hens), . . . 117 

 Melosplza : melo«— song ; spiza—a, 



sparrow, 87 



MenobrcmcTvua : menos- strength ; 



(Tneno— to remain) ; hragchos—Oi 



gill 198 



Mehopomh)^ 196 



Menopoma : menos — strength : 



porno— opercle, .... 196 

 Mephitis: L., abad odor, . 19-351 

 Merffus: L., Tnfirflio— to dive, . 145 



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Mesogonistius : mesos — middle ; 



ffOTiio— angle: hisUon— sail (dor- 

 sal) 345 



MicrisU/us : niifcros— small ; Ms- 



Uon —sail (dorsal), . . . 264 

 Micropalama : mikros — small ; 



paiame— palm (web), . . 126 

 Microperca: mifcroa— small ; perke 



—a perch 239 



Micropterus ; mik/ros — small ; 



2Jtero7t— a fin, . . . 336 



Microsorex: mtTcros— small; sorex 



—shrew, 352 



Milvulus: dim. of L., miluus — a 



kite 96 



Mimus: mtmos— a mocker, . 48 

 Minnilus : English Ttiinnow ; 



French, Tnenmse ; L., minus- 

 small 396 



jafinomus : meaningless, . . 319 

 Minytrema : Tmnus — reduced ; 



frcmo— aperture (laternal line), 318 

 Mniotilta: wimon- moss; tiWo— to 



pull, . .... 59 



Molothrus: molos— a mass; throos 



—a rustling ( ?), ... 91 

 Morone: meaningless, . . 232 

 MOTACiLLiD^ : L.. motacilla — a 



wagtail 56 



Moxostoma: muxo~to suck; stoma 



—mouth, . . . . 319 



Mursenopsis : mv/raina — an eel ; 



ojjsis— appearance, . . . 197 



MURID-^ 30 



Mus: mits-a mouse, ... 31 

 Mustela: L., a weasel, . . 18 



MrSTBLID^ 17 



Myiadestes : ??vy4a— a fly; deo —to 



bind (catch), .... 48 

 Myiarchus: wi/j/io— a fly; archos— 



chief 96 



Myiodioctes: wyia—Sb fly; dAoko— 



to chase, 68 



Myonomes: m-us- mouse; nomoa— 



pasture 33 



Myxocyprinus : mua;o — to suck; 



fcuprinos— carp. . . . 809 

 Myxostoma: muxo—to suck; stoma 



—mouth, . . . 313 



Nanemys; nanos— dwarf ; eTnus— 



turtle, 163 



I4^anostoma: nanos— small ; stoma 



—mouth, 335 



