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A European flounder (Arnoglosus laterna, or Psetta arnoglossa); -- called also megrin, and smooth sole.

gbill, ringbill shuffler, etc. See Illust. of Ring-necked, under Ring- necked. The common European scaup, or mussel, duck (A.marila), closely resembles the American variety.

sors. [Formerly written also cisors, cizars, and scissars.] Scissors grinder (Zoöl.), the European goatsucker. [Prov. Eng.]

ll owls of the genus Scops having ear tufts like those of the horned owls, especially the European scops owl (Scops giu), and the American screech owl. (S. Asio).

A marine food fish of the genus Scorpæna, as the European hogfish (S. scrofa), and the California species (S. guttata).

so called from its harsh cry before rain. -- Screech rain. -- Screech hawk (Zoöl.), the European goatsucker; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.] -- Screech owl. (Zoöl.) (a) A small American owl (Scops asio), either gray or reddish in color. (b) The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other species.…

The European fifteen-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus spinachia); -- called also bismore.

Any one of several species of sparoid fishes, especially the common European species (Pagellus centrodontus), the Spanish (P. Oweni), and the black sea bream (Cantharus lineatus); -- called also old wife.

A gurnard, as the European red gurnard (Trigla pini).

Any crustacean of the genus Palinurus and allied genera, as the European spiny lobster (P. vulgaris), which is much used as an article of food. See Lobster.

ly one of those belonging to the genus Pentacta, or Cucumaria, as the common American and European species. (P. frondosa).

The European sea perch.

A European amarylidaceous plant (Pancratium maritimum).

h Pacific sea eagle. (H. pelagicus), which has white shoulders, head, rump, and tail; the European white-tailed eagle (H. albicilla); and the Indian white- tailed sea eagle, or fishing eagle (Polioaëtus ichthyaëtus). The bald eagle and the osprey are also sometimes classed as sea eagles.

The European black goby (Gobius niger).

The European bass (Roccus, or Labrax, lupus); -- called also sea dace.

A European sculpin (Cottus scorpius) having the head armed with short spines.

eral species of true trouts which descend rivers and enter the sea after spawning, as the European bull trout and salmon trout, and the eastern American spotted trout.

The European sea perch.

A European species of wormwood (Artemisia maritima) growing by the sea.