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INDEX. 



PAGE. 



Seoleeosoma; sUolex—vroTTa; soma 



—body, 349 



SOOLOPAOID^, .... 134 



Scolopax: s/colopox— asnlpe, . 126 

 Scops: afcopa— a screech owl, . 108 



Scotiaptex : akotia — darkness ; 

 jjte«so— to frighten, . . . 108 



ScotopMlus : skotos — darkness ; 

 pMleo—tolove, .... 33 



Scotophia: sTcotos— darkness; opTiis 

 —a snake, 178 



Sblaohostomi: Belacftoa— a shark 

 (cartilage); stoma— mouth, . 343 



SemotilBS: semo—a banner (dor- 

 sal fin), teleis, or some similar 

 word, supposed by Kafinesque to 

 mean "spotted," . , . 304 



Setophaga : ses—a, moth ; phago— 

 to eat, 69 



Sialia: sialis- plump, . . 49 



SiLURiDjfi : Sllurus : silov^oa^ 

 some river fish, . . . 336 



Svredon: seiredon — a, siren (aeira 

 —entangling), , . . . 194 



Siren: seirerir-a siren, . . 198 



SlKENID^. 198 



Sitta: aitte— a nuthatch . . 53 



SiTTIDiB, 63 



Siurua: aei— towag; oura— tail, 66 

 Somateria: foma — body ; erion— 



wool, 144 



Sorex: L., a shrew-mole, . 36-353 

 SORiolD^ffl, .... 35-353 

 Soriciscus; diminutive of Sorex, 353 

 Spalaoopodid^ : Spalacopus ; 



apalaa>—a, mole; pous— foot, 33 

 Spatula: L.. aspatula, . . 143 

 SpaimlaHa: L., spatula, . , 344 

 Spelerpes: apeos— a.cave; herpes— 



reptile, 193 



Speotyto : speos— a cave ; tuto — a 



night owl ^109 



Spermophilus : sperma ■— seed ; 



pMIo8— lover 38 



Sphyraplcus: apfvwrcL—a, hammer: 



pi/co5—a woodpecker, . . 104 

 Spilogale: spilos—a spot; galee—ai 

 weasel or other musteline ani- 

 mal, 351 



Spizella: dim. of spiza — a spar- 

 row, 86 



Squatarola: a vernacular name, 131 

 Stboasopodbs : »teg(moa — vreh- 

 bed; poua—toot, . . 146 



page. 

 Steganopus : atega/noa ~~ webbed; 

 pous— foot, . . . . . 123 



Stelgidopteryx : atelgia—a, kind of 



scraper; pterux—vring . . 73 

 Stercorarius : L., atercus ~ excve- 



m.ent, 149 



Sterna: L., sterno— to spread out, 153 

 SUlbe: stabfr— splendor, . . 301 

 SUlbiua: same as SUlbe, . . 301 

 Stizostethium : sUzo -- to prick; 



<£efi7iio7i^-breast, . . . 330 

 Storeria: to Dr. David H. Storer, 176 

 Strepsilas: strepso— to turn; laas— 



stone 133 



Strigid^ 106 



Strix: strigx — some night-bird 



with a sharp cry, . . . 107 

 Sturnella: L., «tur7i/us— a starling, 93 

 Surnia: siwjiio— an owl, . . 109 

 Sylvicola: L., sylvicol(i--liying In 



the forest, 60 



Sylvicolid.^ 57 



Stlviid^: L.,«i/^<J^woodland, ■ 49 

 SympTiemia : aiwi^-together; ^jTiewii 



—to talk, 128 



Synaptomys: sunaptos — connect- 

 ing; 7n-'us — mouse (joining Ar- 



vicola and Myodes), . . 33 

 Syneehoglaivis: synecho — to com- 

 press; fifZanis— the fish Silwrus, 338 

 Syrnium: surTiion— an owl, . 108 

 Tachyciueta: tacfcus— swift; kineo 



—to move, 71 



TALPir*^: L., taZpa— amole, . 24 

 Tamias: tomias— a steward, 38-353 

 TAifAQRiD^: Tanagra (.tanagra 



a copper kettle?), ... 69 

 Tamtalid^, .... 133 

 Tantalus: a mythological name, 1S3 

 Taurldea: taura — a cow; etdos— 



appearance, face, . . . 355 

 Taxidea: Toants— an allied genus; 



6id 08— appearance, ... 19 

 Trid^: Tejus— a vernacular name,170 

 TELBOOEPHALi: tel6os~ perfect; 



Tcephale—'hea.O., . . . . 215 

 Teleostei: teleos— perfect; oateon 



—bone, 314 



Teliporrvla : teleia ~ full-grown 



("spotted"); j»oma^-opercle, 339 

 Telmatod/ytes: teVmatodutea—llY- 



iug in ponds 55 



Teretuhia: L., teres— cylindrical, 313 



TaSTUMNATA 159 



