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Incisors; the front or cutting teeth. 



Jng-uinal ; situated near the organs of generation. 



Invertebrated ; without a backbone. 



Iris ; the colored ring of the eyeball 



Larva; a term applied to one cf the incipient stages of an uiihmL 



Lepidoplerous ; insects are Lepidopterous which have four wings covered with fine 

 scales, apparently like powder or meal. 



Lithophyte ; a stony substance which has a vegetable appearance. 



Lore; a bare streak on the side of a bird's head, from the beak to the eye. 



Lobated; having the toes or claws furnished with a slitted membrane. 



Lunated ; shaped like a half-moon. 



Mammalia ; that class of animals which suckle their young. 



Mamma; the breasts. 



Mandible; the jaw or bill. 



Marsupial; furnished with a bag or pouch on the belly, like the opossum. 



Maxillary; belonging to the jaw. 



Molar ; the large or grinding teeth. 



Molluscous ; a term applied to those animals whose bodies are soft, without an internal 

 skeleton, or articulated covering. 



Neuropterous ; a term applied to insects which have membranous, transparent wings 

 in which the membranes cross each other like network. 



Occiput ; the hind head. 



Ocellated ; marked with spots resembling little eyes. 



Operculum ; a lid or cover. 



Palmated; webbed or having the shape of a band. 



Palpi; the feelers of an insect. 



Papillous; covered with fleshy warts or points. 



Passerine ; an order of birds comprising those which sing. 



Pectinated ; shaped like the teeth of a comb. 



Pectoral ; pertaining to the breast. 



Pelvis ; the cavity comprising the lower part of the abdomen. 



Pinnated; having the toes or claws separate, but furnished with lateral membranes. 



Pisciform ; having the shape of a fish. 



Prehensile ; having the power of seizing or taking hold. 



Primary feathers ; the outer feathers of the wing. 



Process; a fleshy or corneous protuberance. 



Protractile ; capable of being stretched forward. 



Pupa; the chrysalis of an insect. 



Rapacious ; an order comprising the birds of prey. 



Retractile ; having the power of drawing inwards. 



Sagittal ; arrow-shaped. 



Scapulars ; the shoulder feathers of a bird. 



Sebaceous; fatty. 



Setaceous; bristly. 



Secondaries ; the middle feathers of the wing. 



Speculum ; a colored spot on the back of the wing. 



Sternum; the breast bone. 



Subcaudal; under the tail. 



Subulate; curved like a shoemaker's awl. 



Tarsus ; (in ornithology,) that part of the leg between the thigh and the claw. 



Tentacula; the feelers of an insect. 



