GLOSSARY. 



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the wing stretchpd by an elastic tendon from 

 the shoulder to tlie wrist, rendering tlie 

 smooth straight anterior border of the wing. 

 {Plica alaris is rarely used for the fold or 

 bend of the wing. ) 



Pli'ca Intei;digit.\'li.s, n. Webbing between 

 tlie toes. Same as palama. 



Pli'ce Peimiti'V-e, n. pi. Primitive folds ; 

 certain parallel lines obserred in the early 

 embryonal trace. 



Pn'.M.\, n. A feather in general. Compare 

 Pensa and Plumfla. (1.) A feather of 

 which the two webs are equal and alike is 

 called isopoyonous : otherwise anisopof/onous. 



Plu'mage, ?i. The feathers, collectively ; Pti- 

 LOSis (which see). 



PLrM'BEOus, II. Having the color of tarnished 

 lead ; dull bluish-gray. 



Pli'm'iped, o. Having the feet feathered. 



Plu'mose, j a. Featheiy ; in general, having 



Pli!'>[OUS, j feathers ; feathered. Compare 

 Penn'aceous and Pi.r.MrLACEOrs. 



Plu'mvla, n. A down feather, lacking certain 

 qualities and parts of a pcnna. 



Plumul.Vceous, «. Downy. Compare Penna- 

 CEors. 



Pneiwat'ic, a. Relating to the respiratory 

 system ; permeated with air. 



PxErMOGAs'TRic, a. Pertaining to lungs and 

 belly ; a name of the most extensive cranial 

 nerve. 



Podarth'rfm, m. Foot-joint ; the articulation 

 of the toes collectively with the metatarsus. 

 (100.) 



Po'dium, n. Foot. (Same as pes.) Generally 

 used, however, for the toes collectively with- 

 out the shank. (112.) 



Podothe'ca, n. Whole envelope of tarsus and 

 toe.s. (101.) 



PoGo'xiTM, n. ; pi. pngmiia. Web or vanes of a 

 feather. (1-17.) Poijonium cxternitin, outer 

 web (farthest from middle line of the boily). 

 Pogoiiium inlcnnon, inner web. See Pluma. 



Pol'lex, 71. Thumb. The joint which bears 

 the alula is so called, though it is homologous 

 with the inde.t or second finger. Spina polli- 

 caris, or Tiibcrcuhtm poUicare, the homy 

 spur on the wing of some birds. 



PoLYG'.i.Mors, a. Mating with more than one 

 female, like the domestic cock. 



Poltmor'phic, n. Of many forms ; consisting 

 of, or containing, several different types of 

 structure : as, a. pohmorphic gro\v(>. 



PnLYMY'oiD, a. Having numerous syringeal 

 muscles ; noting a group equivalent to Oscincs. 



Poltno'mial, n. or a. Name of more than two 

 words. Consisting of several words. The 

 pobjnomial nomenclature is obsolete. 



PuLYTo'KOUS, a. Multiparous ; producing many 

 young. 



Pons, n. Bridge. Certain parts of the brain. 



Poplite'al, a. Pertaining to the back of the 

 knee. 



Por'tai. Circula'tiox. Passage of blood from 

 the capillaries of one organ to those of an- 

 other, as is conspicuous in certain of the di- 

 gestive viscera. 



Postax'i.\l, a. Situate on the external or pos- 

 terior (ulnar or fibular) side of a limb. 



Poste'kior Portiox. (8.) See Ur^eum. 



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Posterior Toe. (125.) The hind-toe, or that 

 one directed backward, is generally the hal- 

 lux ; often also the fourth or outer ; rarely 

 the second or inner. The hallux is generally 

 meant by posterior toe. 



Postoe'bital, a. Situate behind the eye. 



Pow'der-dowx Featu'er.s, n. pi. Peculiar 

 imperfect feathers, in a matted patch, which 

 grow continually, and as constantly break 

 down, with a scurfy exfoliation, and pervaded 

 with a grea.sy substance ; they are especially 

 conspicuous in the heron tribe, but are also 

 found elsewhere. 



Pr^.\x'ial, a. Situate on the internal or ante- 

 rior (radial or tibnil) side of a limb. 



PPijECo'cES, n. pi. An obsolete group of bird.s, 

 able to run about and feed themselves at 

 birth. 



Pr^eio'cial, n. Belonging to the Proeeoccs ; 

 having the nature of Praxoees. 



Pe^pec'tus, 11. Fore-breast ; region of the 

 craw. Not well distinguished from jugulum. 



Premax'ill.\r\" ihonf), a. The foremost and 

 principal bone of the upper jaw. Inlcnnax- 

 ■illary is synonymous. 



Peep'uce, n. Foreskin. The homologous struc- 

 ture occurs in some birds. Preputial, per- 

 taining to the foreskin. 



Pr.EssiRos'TRAL, a. Having a bill like that of 

 a plover. (Obsolete.) 



Pre.ster'xi"M, n. Anterior segment of the 

 breast-bone. 



Pri'ii-iry', n. ; pi. primaries. Any one of the 

 (usually ten, often nine, rarely eleven) large 

 stiff quills growing upon the pinion or hand- 

 bone, as distinguished from the secondaries 

 •wliich grow upon the forearm. They form 

 the tip of the wing, and much of its surface. 



Piii'm.4.r\- AVixg-covekt.s, )!. pi. Those over- 

 lying the bases of the primaries. 



Proce'res or Pro'ceri, n.pl. Same as E.\titj: 

 (which see). 



Prolio'eeous, a. See Yolk. 



Prona'tiox, n. A particular movement of the 

 radius upon the ulna, by which the hand 

 turns over, — in binls it is very slight, if it 

 occur at all. The reverse movement is termed 

 supination. The muscles effecting it are pro- 

 nators and supinator.^. 



Proot'ic, a. for n. An element of the audi- 

 tory capsule. 



Prosenceph'alox, n. A certain tract of the 

 brain, the third from behind. 



Peo'toplas.m, n. Primitive common embryonic 

 tissue, out of which different organs and parts 

 are formed. 



Protover'tebe^, ?^. pi. First trace of the 

 backbones. 



Protr.ic'tile, I a. Susceptible of being thrust 



Protru'sile, ( forward or out, as the tongue 

 of most woodpeckers. 



Peovextric'uli-s, n. Part of gullet, usually 

 enlarged, next to gizzard, having solvent 

 glands for digestion. It is the true stomach 

 of a bird, as distinguished from the gizzard or 

 grinding stomach. 



Prox'imal, a. Proximate ; nearest or next to 

 any centre or axis. Opposed to distal or ter- 

 minal. 



PsiLOPi:'DEs, n. pi. A group of psilopasdic 



