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Junco: meaningless, 124 



Laniidie: L. lanius — a shrike (butch- 

 er), "6 



Laridcs, 150 



Larus: laros — a sea gull, . . . 150 

 Limicol(2: L., limiis — mud; colo — to 



inhabit, 91 



Limosa: L., limosus — mudey, . . 145 

 Lobipes: lobos — Xoh^; pons — foot, . 145 

 Longipennes: L., longiis — long; penna 



— wing 150 



Lophophanes: lophos — crest; phaino — 



to show, . . , 98 



Loxia: loxos — crosswise, . . . . 119 

 Macrorhamphus: m a k r s — large; 



rhamphos — bill, 145 



Mniotilta: mnion — moss; tillo — to 



pull, 104 



Molothrus: niolos — a mass; throos — a 



rustling (?),.,..-.. 126 

 Motacillidce: L., motacilla — a wagtail, 103 

 Myiadestes; tnyia — a fly; deo — to bind 



(catch), 155 



Myiarchus: myia — a fly; arehos — 



chief, 130 



Myiodioctes: niyia — a fly; dioko — to 



chase, 152 



Nettion: nettion — a little duck, , 148 

 Mareca: meaningless, .... 148 

 Melanerpes: melas — herpo — to creep, 136 



Meleagrida: 144 



Meleagris: meleagris — a fowl (from 

 the hero Meleager, whose sisters 

 wept themselves into Guinea- 

 hens), 144 



Melospiza: 7)ielos — song; spiza — a 



sparrow, 123 



Mergus: L., mergo — to dive, . . 149 

 Micropalama: rnikros — small; palanie 



palm (web), 145 



Numenius: noumenia — the new moon, 146 

 Nyctea: nuktios — nocturnal, . . 139 

 Nycfherodius: nuktios — nocturnal; 



herodios — a heron, 156 



Nycliardea: L., a night-heron, . 147 

 Oporornis: opera — early autumn 



(fruit); ornis — bird 109 



Ortyx: ortyx — a European quail, . 144 

 Otus: otos — -a horned owl {otos — 



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 eared), 138 



Pandion: name in mythology, . , 142 



Paridce 98 



Parula: dim. of Panes 104 



Parus: L., a titmouse, .... 98 

 Passer: L., a sparrow, .... 121 

 Passerculus: dim. of Passer, . . 122 

 Passerella: dim. of Passer, . . . 124 



Passeres, 92 



Pelecandiee, 149 



Pelecanus: pelekan — a pelican, . 149 

 Perdicida;: L., perdix — a partridge, 144 

 Perissoglossa: perissos — odd; glossa — 



a tongue, 105 



Petrochelidon: petros — a rock; cheli- 



don — a swallow, 113 



Phalacrocoracidcs: pkalakivs — bald; ko- 



rax — a raven, 149 



PhalaropodidiE , 145 



Phalaropus: //za/arcjj-— shining; pons 



—foot 145 



Philohela: phileo — to love; hole — sun- 

 light; (hilus — mud.') .... 145 

 Picarice: L., picus — a woodpecker, 131 



Picidce: 134 



Picoides: L., like a woodpecker, 131 

 Picus: L., a woodpecker, . . , 135 

 Pipilo: \j., pipilo — to chirp, . . 125 

 Plectrophanes : plektron — a spur ; 



phaneo — to show, 120 



Podiceps: L., podex — rump; pes — 



foot, 151 



Podicipida, 151 



Podilymbus: L., podiceps — a grebe; 



coly77ibus — a loon, 15 1 



Polioptila: polios — hoary; ptilon — 



feather, 98 



Pooecetes: poa — meadow-grass; koiie 



— nest, 122 



Porphyrio: porpphiirion — a red water 



bird, from porphnrios, purple, . 147 

 Porzana: meaningless, .... 147 

 Progne: a daughter of Pandion, who 



was changed into a swallow, . 1 13 



Protonotaria, 105 



Psittaci: 'L., psittacus — a parrot, . 136 

 Pygopodes: piige — rump; pons — foot, 15 1 

 Pyranga: pnr — fire; ianagra — tanager, ill 

 Querquedula: L., a teal, . . . 148 



