diff --git a/paramiko/message.py b/paramiko/message.py
index 55a8eb4..9081155 100644
--- a/paramiko/message.py
+++ b/paramiko/message.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from paramiko import util
 
 class Message (object):
     """
-    An SSH2 Message is a stream of bytes that encodes some combination of
+    An SSH2 message is a stream of bytes that encodes some combination of
     strings, integers, bools, and infinite-precision integers (known in Python
     as longs).  This class builds or breaks down such a byte stream.
     
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ class Message (object):
 
     def __init__(self, content=None):
         """
-        Create a new SSH2 Message.
+        Create a new SSH2 message.
 
-        :param content: the byte stream to use as the Message content (passed
-            in only when decomposing a Message).
+        :param content: the byte stream to use as the message content (passed
+            in only when decomposing a message).
         :type content: string
         """
         if content != None:
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ class Message (object):
 
     def __str__(self):
         """
-        Return the byte stream content of this Message, as a string.
+        Return the byte stream content of this message, as a string.
 
-        :return: the contents of this Message.
+        :return: the contents of this message.
         :rtype: string
         """
         return self.packet.getvalue()
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class Message (object):
 
     def get_remainder(self):
         """
-        Return the bytes of this Message that haven't already been parsed and
+        Return the bytes of this message that haven't already been parsed and
         returned.
 
         :return: a string of the bytes not parsed yet.
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ class Message (object):
 
     def get_so_far(self):
         """
-        Returns the bytes of this Message that have been parsed and returned.
-        The string passed into a Message's constructor can be regenerated by
+        Returns the bytes of this message that have been parsed and returned.
+        The string passed into a message's constructor can be regenerated by
         concatenating ``get_so_far`` and `get_remainder`.
 
         :return: a string of the bytes parsed so far.
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ class Message (object):
 
     def get_bytes(self, n):
         """
-        Return the next ``n`` bytes of the Message, without decomposing into
+        Return the next ``n`` bytes of the message, without decomposing into
         an int, string, etc.  Just the raw bytes are returned.
 
-        :return: a string of the next ``n`` bytes of the Message, or a string
+        :return: a string of the next ``n`` bytes of the message, or a string
             of ``n`` zero bytes, if there aren't ``n`` bytes remaining.
         :rtype: string
         """
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ class Message (object):
 
     def get_byte(self):
         """
-        Return the next byte of the Message, without decomposing it.  This
+        Return the next byte of the message, without decomposing it.  This
         is equivalent to `get_bytes(1) <get_bytes>`.
 
-        :return: the next byte of the Message, or ``'\000'`` if there aren't
+        :return: the next byte of the message, or ``'\000'`` if there aren't
             any bytes remaining.
         :rtype: string
         """
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class Message (object):
         """
         Fetch a boolean from the stream.
 
-        :return: ``True`` or ``False`` (from the Message).
+        :return: ``True`` or ``False`` (from the message).
         :rtype: bool
         """
         b = self.get_bytes(1)
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class Message (object):
         """
         Fetch a string from the stream.  This could be a byte string and may
         contain unprintable characters.  (It's not unheard of for a string to
-        contain another byte-stream Message.)
+        contain another byte-stream message.)
 
         :return: a string.
         :rtype: string