The Dawn of the World: Scientific Names of the Animals

The Dawn of the World, by C. Hart Merriam, [1910] FOR purposes of exact identification the scientific names of the mammals, birds, reptiles and a few other animals mentioned in the text are here given. Most of these were originally First People; they turned into animals at or about the time real people were created. The Indian names of the First People who turned into these animals are given at the beginning of each story. Antelope, Antilocapra americana Badger, Taxidea taxus neglecta Bear--See Black, Grizzly, and Cinnamon Bear Black Bear, Ursus americanus (black phase) Bobcat or Wildcat, Lynx fasciatus pallescens Cinnamon Bear, Ursus americanus (brown or red phase) Cougar, Felis hippolestes Coyote, Canis ochropus Deer, Columbia Blacktail, Odocoileus columbianus Elk, Cervus nannodes (California Valley Elk) Fox, See Gray Fox Gopher, Thomomys--several species Gray Tree Squirrel, Sciurus fossor Grizzly Bear, Ursus horribilis californicus Gray Fox, Urocyon californicus Kangaroo Rat, Perodipus streatori (of the Sierra foothills) Mountain Lion--See Cougar Raccoon, Procyon psora Skunk (large kind), Mephitis occidentalis Shrew, Sorex vagrans Timber-wolf, Canis Weasel, Putorius xanthogenys White-footed Mouse, Peromyscus gambeli Woodrat, Neotoma fuscipes streatori (of the Sierra foothills) Barn Owl, Aluco pratincola Blackbird, Redwing, Agelaius (considered the male) and Brewer Blackbird, Euphagus (considered the female) Bluejay, California, Aphelocoma californica Bluejay, Mountain or Crested, Cyanocitta stelleri frontalis Condor, Gymnogyps californianus Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos hesperis Dove, Zenaidura macroura carolinensis Eagle, Bald or White-headed, Haliæetus leucocephalus Eagle, Golden, Aquila chrysaetos Falcon, Peregrine or Duck-hawk, Falco peregrinus anatum Falcon, Prairie, Falco mexicanus Goose, Canada or Black-necked, Branta canadensis Goose, Gray, Anser albifrons gambeli Grebe (small) or Helldiver, Podilymbus podiceps Heron, Great Blue, Ardea herodias Humming-bird--several species Mallard Duck, Anas platyrhynchos Meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta Nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis aculeata Owl, Great Horned, Bubo virginianus pacificus Quail, California, Lophortyx californicus Raven, Corvus corax sinuatus Red-shafted Flicker, Colaptes cafer collaris Robin, Planesticus migratorius propinquus Sandhill Crane, Grus mexicana Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus ruber Screech Owl, Otus asio bendirei Spoonbill or Shoveler Duck, Spatula clypeata Turkey Buzzard, Cathartes aura septentrionalis Wren, Tule, Telmatodytes palustris paludicola Frog, Rana draytoni Lizard, Black, Sceloporus biseriatus (black phase) Lizard, Blue-sided, Sceloporus occidentalis Lizard, Fire, Crotophytus silus Lizard, Little, Sceloporus graciosus Rattlesnake, Crotalus lucifer Toad, Bufo halophilus Turtle, Clemmys marmorata Common Fly--several species Poison Spider, Lathrodectus mactens Yellowjacket Wasp, Vespa (several species) Money Clam (thick northern species), Saxidomus giganteus Money Clam (common species), Saxidomus nuttalli Abalone, Haliotis (several species)