Official Checklist of the Birds of A ustralia. 
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callainos , G. like the callais tur- 
callos , G. beauty. quoise. 
calos, G. beautiful. 
calyptos , G. hidden. 
campe , G. caterpillar. 
campeslrisy L. of the fields. 
canescens, L. whitish. 
cantator , I/, singer. 
canutus, L. King Canute. 
capelins, L. little goat. 
capensis, L. referring to the Cape. 
caper y L. goat. 
caperey L. to catch. 
capittu8, L. hair of the head. 
capito, L. big-headed. 
caput, L. head. 
carbo, L. charcoal. 
cameus, L. fleshy. 
can?, carnis, L. flesh. of flesh. 
carunculaiuSy L. with small pieces 
casarca, N.L. from a Russian word 
cassidtx, L. helmctcd. for goose. 
castaneus, L. chestnut. 
captation , G. chestnut. 
casuariusy N.L. from Malay c as oar. 
catarrhactes, G. bird of prey. 
cauda , L. tail. 
cautusy L. shy. 
cenchrisy G. speckled hawk. 
centroHy G. spur. 
cephale, G. head. 
-ceps, from L. caput, itis, head. 
cera, L. wax. 
cerchneis, G. hawk. 
cercoSy G. tail. 
ceras, G. horn. 
ceros, G. wax. 
certkios, G. bird. 
cervinus, L. like a stag. 
chairein, G. to rejoice. 
chaite, G. hair. 
chalchites, G. containing bronze. 
Chaleos, G. bronze. 
charadrioSy G. valley bird. 
chclidony G. swallow. 
chan, G. goose. 
cheramoSy G. cleft. 
chibia, N.L. from East Indian 
chion, G. snow. chibia, drongo. 
chir (cheir), G. hand, wing. 
cklamys, G. mantle. 
chlidon, G. = ornament. 
ckloros, G. yellow green. 
chroa , G. colour. 
chrysos, G. golden. 
chiton, G. earth. 
cichle, G. thrush. 
ciconia, L. stork. 
cilia, L. tail. 
cinclos, G. bird (kigklos). 
ductus, L. banded. 
cinereus, L. ashen. 
cinuamoneus, L. cinnamon. 
circos, G. hawk. 
cirros, G. tawny. 
cistus, L. a plant. 
citreus, L. yellow. 
dados, G. curving branch. 
clamosusy L; noisy. 
climacter , G. staircase. 
clypealus, L. like a shield. 
dypeum, L. shield. 
coccyx, G. cuckoo. 
colla, G. glue. 
collum, L. neck. 
collyrion, a kind of bird. 
colere , L. to inhabit. 
columba, L. dove. 
concinnuSy L. pretty. 
come, G. hair. 
connivens, L. winking. 
conspicillatus, L. spectacled. 
cojwps, G. gnat. 
coracinos, G. raven-like. 
coraXy G. crow, raven. 
corniculatus, L. horned. 
coronatus, L. crowned. 
coroue, G. raven. 
corvusy L. crow. 
coturnix, L. quail. 
cracticos, G. loud voiced. 
crasmis, L. thick. 
cratitius, L. wicker. 
creadion, G. small piece of flesh. 
creXy G. a kind of bird. 
crissuniy L. ornithological name for 
the feathers about the vent. 
crista, L. crest. 
cristatus, L. crested. 
crocc, G. shore. 
croceus, L. yellow. 
cruralis, L. (strong) legged. 
crus (cruris), L. log. 
cucullatusy L. hooded. 
cuculliiSy L. hood. 
cur ulus, L. cuckoo. 
culex, culicisy L. gnat. 
cuneatuSy L. wedge-shaped. 
cyanos , G. blue. 
cyclos, G. round. 
cyclops, G. round faced. 
cycnos, G. swan ( kulcnos ). 
cygnus, L. swan. 
cyrna, G. w'ave (Jcuma). 
cypsdos, G. sand martin. 
cyrtos, G. curved (kudos) 
daceloy anagram of alcedo. 
dactylon, G. finger. 
daplion , anagram of pintado, 
dasysy G. hairy. 
demiy F. half (L. dimidius). 
demigretta — domi-egretta. 
dendrony G. tree. 
densy L. tooth. 
derey G. nock. 
dtaphoroSy G. different. 
dicairony G. an Indian bird. 
dicrooSy G. forked. 
