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ferrugineus : rust-colored, 

 flavifrons: yellow-fronted, 

 flavipes : yellow-footed, 

 flavirostris: yellow-billed, 

 flaviventris : yellow-bellied, 

 forficatus : deeply forked, 

 formosus: comely, 

 fulicarius : like a coot, 

 fulvus : reddish-yellow. 

 fuscescens: somewhat dusky or tawny, 

 fuscus : dusky, 

 galeatus : helmeted. 



gallopavo : Galhis, a cock ; Pavo, a pea- 

 cock, 

 ganrulus ; garrulous. 

 gilvus : pale yellow. 

 glacialis : icy. 

 gladius : a sword, 

 glaucus : glaucous, 

 grammacus : Gr. striped, 

 gramineus : pertaining to grass. 

 griseus : gray, 

 hallaetus : Gr. a sea-eagle. 

 helveticus : Swiss, 

 himantopus : Gr. crook-shanks, 

 hirundo : a swallow, 

 horreorum : inhabiting barns, 

 hudsonius : Hudsonian. 

 hyemalis : wintry, 

 iliacus : Trojan, 

 intermedins : intermediate, 

 interpres : an interpreter, 

 islandicus : Iceland, 

 jamaicensis: Jamaican, 

 lapponicus : pertaining to Lapland, 

 lariformis : shape of a gull, 

 leucocephalus : Gr. white-throated, 

 leucopterus : Gr. white-finned. 

 loculator : a big-talker, 

 longirostris : long-snouted, 

 ludovicianus : Louisianian. 

 lunifrons: crescent forehead, 

 macularius : spotty, 

 maculosus : spotted, 

 majalis: pertaining to May. 

 martimus: maritime. 

 martinicus : from Martinique. 

 meleagris : a fowl, 

 melodius : melodious. 



merganser: diving-goose. 



minimus : smallest. 



minor : smaller. 



minutillus : minute. 



mississippiensis : Mississippian. 



mollissimus : softest. 



monticolus : living in the mountains. 



mugitans : mooing, like a cow. 



mustelinus : color of a weasel ('foxy red.) 



naavius : with small spots. 



nebulosus : cloudy. 



niger : black, 



noctivgans : wandering at night. 



noveboracensis : New York. 



obscurus : dusky. 



olivaceus : olivaceous. 



oryzivorus : rice-eating. 



palmarum : living among palm trees, 



pallidas : pale. 



palumbarius : pertaining to pigeons. 



palustris : living among swamps. 



pelagicus : oceanic. 



penelope : a widgeon ; also, the wife of 

 Ulysses. 



pennsylvanicus : Pennsylvanian. 



perspicillatus : transient. 



phasiaellus : a little pheasant. 



Philadelphia : Gr. brotherly love. 



philadelphica : Philadelphian. 



phceniceus : crimson. 



pictus : painted. 



pileatus : capped; crested. 



pinus : pine tree. 



pomatorliinus : Gr. snout operculate, 



podiceps : a grebe. 



procne : Gr. a swallow. 



pubescens : pubescent. 



purpureus : purple. 



pusillus : weak. 



querulus : querulous. 



regius : royal. 



riparius : pertaining to shores. 



ruber : red. 



ruhcapillus : rusty-crowned. 



rufus : rusty-red.. 



ruticilla : somewhat fiery red. 



savanna : Savanna. 



scandiacus : ascending (or Scandina- 

 vian ?) 



