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

wls 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).

alled 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.

ne 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).

cific 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.

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.

A European wrasse (Labrus vetula).

ken (Zoöl.), the clapper rail. See under 5th Rail. -- Sedge warbler (Zoöl.), a small European singing bird (Acrocephalus phragmitis). It often builds its nest among reeds; -- called also sedge bird, sedge wren, night warbler, and Scotch nightingale.