Official Checklist of the Birds of Australia. 
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C—VOCABULARY. 
Abbreviations. 
G. = Greek. 
L. = Latin. 
N.L. — Now Latin (a Latinized form of a word from another language). 
Note. — Greek words are written with the letters used in English derivatives, 
that is, c for Greek k , y for Greek u (not in diphthong), n where it is used for 
Greek < 7 . In some eases the Groek spelling of the word is shown in brackets, 
e.g., rhynchos ( rhugchos ). The Greek spelling of diphthongs is used. The masculine 
form only of adjectives is given. 
Usually oi becomes oe ce in English. 
ai „ ae ce ,, 
on „ u „ 
ei „ i „ 
acantha, G. spine, thorn. 
acantheon , G. thorny brake. 
accipiter, L. hawk. 
acros , G. top. 
actites, G. dweller on coast. 
acumen , L. point. 
acuminatus, L. pointed. 
acutus, L. sharp. 
adscitus, L. adopted, new. 
aquinoctialis, L. of the equinox. 
aetos, G. eagle. 
afer, afra L. African. 
afjinisy L. allied. 
agra, G. hunting. 
didemasynPy G. modesty. 
aigintha , G. a kind of bird. 
aigotheleSy G. goat-sucker. 
ailouros, G. cat. 
aixy aigosy G. goat. 
alauday L. lark. 
albatusy L. whitened. 
albas, L. white. 
alcedoy inis , L. kingfisher. 
alcyon, G. halcyon, a seabird. 
alecior, G. cock. 
amabilisy L. lovely. 
amauros, G. dark. 
anaisthetos, G. without sense. 
analogoSy G. analogous. 
anas, anatis , L. duck. 
anhinga, native Brazilian name of 
annulosus, L. ringed. the bird. 
anousy G. senseless. 
anser, L. goose. 
antarcticus, L. southern. 
anthos, G. bird. 
anthos, G. flower. 
apex, L. tip. 
apheles, G. smooth. 
apicalis, L. tipped. 
approximans, L. approaching. 
aprosmicto8y G. not mixing with 
apten , G. wingless. others. 
apus (apous), G. without foet. 
■arcuatus, L. curved like a bow 
ardea , L. heron. 
arena , L. sand. 
arenarius , L. belonging to sand. 
argenteusy L. silver. 
argosy G. slow. 
argutusy L. clear-voiced. 
artamos, G. butcher. 
assimilis , L. similar. 
astur, L. goshawk. 
ater, L. black. 
aterrimus, L. very blaok, 
atratus, L. blackened. 
atrichosy G. without hair. 
audaXy L. bold. 
aureolas , L. golden. 
aurum , L. gold. 
ams, L. bird. 
axillaris , L. shouldered. 
azureus, L. blue. 
bainein , G. to walk. 
basalis, L. based. 
basileusy G. king. 
6 aza, N.L. hawk. 
fceZto, L. beautiful. 
berigora , Australian aboriginal. 
bi, L. twice. 
bicinciuSy L. twice banded. 
6 ios, G. life. 
boalusy L. bellowing. 
boobook, Australian aboriginal word. 
bos, L. bull. 
boils, G. bull. 
bractea, L. a plate of metal. 
bracteatuSy L. like a shining metal 
brevis, L. short. plate. 
brunneus, L. brown. 
brychein , G. to roar. 
bu (bon), G. intensive particle, 
buteo, L. kind of hawk. much. 
butor, French, bittern. 
cocos, G. bad. 
cceruleus, L. blue. 
calamosy G. reed. 
calia, G. nest. bird. 
calidris (or scalidris), G. kind of 
