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Official Checklist of the Birds of Australia. 
pus ( pous ), podos, G. foot. 
priocella, compound of prion and 
prion, G. saw. procella. 
prionodes, G. like a saw. 
proboscis, G. nose. 
procella , L. storm. 
prymnos, G. hindmost. 
psaltria, G. harper. 
psephotus, (4. inlaid with pebbles. 
jfsophodes, G. noisy. 
psittacos, G. parrot. 
psitte, G. parrot. 
pteron , G. wing. 
pteryx (pteryyos), G. wing. 
ptilon, G. feather. 
puffinus , N.L. puffin. 
pulchellus, L. pretty. 
pidchcrrimus, L. very pretty. 
punctaius, L. spotted. 
purpureus, L. purple. 
pusillus, L. very small. 
pycnos, G. thick. 
pyge, G. rump, tail. 
pyr, G. fire. 
pyrrhos, G. fire-coloured. 
quad-ray into, L. forty. 
querquedulu, N.L. duck. 
radialtia, L. barred. 
radjah, Indian duck. 
rallinu, N.L. rail. 
rail as, N.L. rail. 
recurvus, L. turned back. 
regina, L. queen. 
regius, L. regal. 
regains, L. European genus = king- 
rhamphos, G. bill. let. 
rhipis, rhipidos , G. fan. 
r/m' (rhinOs), G. nose. 
rhyax, acoa, G. stream. 
rhynchos ( rhugchos), beak. 
ris, rinos , G. = rhis. 
robust us, L. strong. 
rodinos ( rhodinos ), G. rosy. 
rose us, L. rosy. 
rostratulus, dim. of rostratus. 
rostratus, L. with curved bill. 
rostrum, L. bill. 
rubecidus, L. reddish. 
rufeer, L. red. 
rubicundus, L. red. 
rubricatus , L. reddened. 
rufescens, L. reddish. 
rufus, L. red. 
ruttoJu*, L. reddened. 
r ustic us, L. country. 
«ocer, L. sacred. 
sagilta, L. arrow. 
sagillatus, L. marked with arrows. 
sanctus, L . sacred. 
sanguineus , L. blood-stained. 
sanguinoUntus, L. blood-coloured. 
sar.r, sarcos, G. flesh. 
scapula?, L. shoulders. 
scapularis, L. shouldered. 
scelos, G. leg. 
G. tent. 
scolopax, G. snipe. 
scopein, G. to look at. 
scriptus, L. written. 
scythros, G. sullen. 
seiein, G. to shake. 
semi-, L. half. 
sericos, G. silken. 
senator, L. sawyer. 
setosus, L. bristly. 
simplex, L. plain. 
6 tf e, G. woodpecker. 
smicros (micros), G. small. 
soma, G. body. 
spatula, L. spoon. 
. splien, G. wedge. 
spheniscos, G. little wedge. 
sphex, sphecos, G. wasp. 
spilos , G. spot. 
spina, L. thorn. 
splendens, L. shining. 
splendidus , L. bright. 
sjnerius, L. false. 
squamalus, L. scaled. [Swiss plover. 
squatarola , N.L. and Italian for a 
stagnatilis, L. of marshes. 
stagnum, L. marsh. 
stagon , G. spot. 
steganos, G. covered. 
stercorarius, L. dungy. 
stereos, stercoris, L. dung. 
sterna, N.L. gull. 
slernon, G. breast. 
stictos, G. freckled. 
stigma, stigmaios, G. mark. 
stiltia, N.L. from English stilt. 
stipes, stipitis, L. stem. 
stolid us, L. stupid. 
stoma, G. mouth. 
stomion , G. little mouth. 
strenuns , L. powerful. 
strepere, L. to make a noise. 
striatus, L. striped. 
strix, strigos, G. owl. 
stroulhos, G. bird. 
as prefix, often = slightly. 
subrninutus , L. rather small. 
aubniger, L. somewhat black. 
sulan , G. to plunder. 
sumairanvs, L. of Sumatra. 
superbus, L. handsome. 
superciliosus , L. browed. 
supercilia ris, L. browed. 
supercilium, L. brow. 
synoicos, G. living together. 
(tfiVm), L. wood. 
sylvia, N.L. woodland bird. 
tadorna, N.L. from an Italian word 
tainia, G. band. for duck. 
tainidion, G. small band. 
tanysipteros , G. long-feathered. 
taurus, L. bull. 
teesa, native name. 
