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GLOSSARY. 



Innis, further distingiiished by being born 

 weak and heljiless, fed and reared in the nest. 

 The teiTn gymnopfrdes is synonymous. 



Psilop.e'I)IC, a. Having down growing only 

 from the future ptcryla;, as the i)recursor of 

 tlie future ];i!um.ige, to wliich it is subsequently 

 afli.\ed for a wl)ile and then falls olf. 



P.so'as, m. Name of certain pelvic muscles. 



Pteuapoph'tsis, n. Certain process of cranial 

 bones. 



Ptek'na, n. Heel-pad. (115.) 



Pteko'mata, 11. pi. (This word is of uncertain 

 meaning.) (89 ?) 



Ptep.'ygoid (hone), n. A slender bone connect- 

 ing the quadrate with the palatine. 



Ptkp.'yla, 71. ; pi. ptcri/lm. Area or tract on 

 the skin where feathers grow. 



Ptekylog'raphy, n. A description of the 

 plumage, especially with reference to the dis- 

 tribution of the feathers on the skin. 



Ptep.ylo'sis, n. Plumage, considered with 

 reference to its distribution on the skin. 



Pti'la, n. (This word is of uncertain mean- 

 ing.) (86?) 



Pth.op.€;'des, n. pi. Ptilopsdic birds. Such 

 are generally able to run about at birth, or 

 at least to feed themselves. Dasypcedes is 

 synonymous. 



Ptilopj:'dic, a. Clothed at birth with floccus, 

 which sprouts not only from the future ptery- 

 lae, but also from apteria. 



Ptilo'-sis, 71. Plumage. (.3.) 



Pu'iiic, a. Pertaining to the pubis. 



Pu'bis, n. The most anterior bone of the pel- 

 vis. In birds the ossa jmMs or pubcs are 

 separate, there being no pubic symphysis, and 

 directed more or less backward. 



Pui/i.us, )!. A chick ; young bird, before its 

 first complete pluniiige. 



Pul'mon"af.Y', a. Pertaining to the lungs ; re- 

 lating to respiration. 



Pul'sus, Pi:lse, n. Beating of the arteries. 



PuNC'r.\TE, a. Dotted ; pitted; studded with 

 points. 



PuNc'rfM Sa'liexs, n. First trace of the em- 

 bryonic heart. 



Pupil'la, n. Central black disc circumscribed 

 by the iris ; the pupil (a hoh, not a substance). 



Pupil'laky", a. Pertaining to the pupil. 



Pygop'ode.'s, n. pi. A group of birds distin- 

 guished by the far backward position, and 

 deep burial, in common integument, of the legs. 



Pygop'odous, a. Belonging to Pygopodcs, or 

 having the character of that group. 



Py"'gostyle, n. Last coccygeal vertebra, of 

 peculiar size and shape in recent birds ; also 

 called the vomer. 



Pylor'ic, a. Pertaining to the pylorus. 



Py'lo'p.vs, n. Opening from gizzard into duo- 

 denum ; cupccialhj, valve guarding this orifice. 



Pyp.'ifobm, a. Pear-shaped. 



Quadras'gulae, a. Four-edged or four-angled. 



Quad'p.ate, a. Squared. 



Quad'rate Bone, n. See Os QcADRATni. A 

 peculiai'ly shaped bone interposed between 

 the lower jaw aud the rest of the skull. 



QuADr.iLAT'ERAL, a. Four-sided. 



QtiADRiLoc'tLAn, a. Four-chambered, as the 

 heart of higher vertebrates is. 



Quar'ry, n. Prey of raptorial birds. 



Quri.i,, 11. See Pexna. (2, 75, 76, 145.) 



QiTi'-swRY, a. Noting a certain absurd sy.stem 

 of classification which presumes that there 

 are ftve types, or sets of objects, in every nat- 

 ural group. 



Quis'cuN.x, 71. Set of five, arranged thus, *•* 



R. 



R.\'Dr.\L, a. Pertaining to the radius. 



Ka'dii, 71. pi. Barbs of a main feather. 



Ra'dii Accesso'rii, n. pi. Barbs of the sup- 

 plementary feather. 



Radio'li, n. pi. Barbi'les (which see). 



Radio'li Accesso'rii, n. pi. Barbules of the 

 supplementar}' feather, aftershaft or hypop- 

 tilum. 



Ra'dius, n. Outer bone of forearm. 



Ra'mus, n. ; pi. rami. Branch or fork. Gna- 

 thidea. 



Raph'e, n. Line of separation of two parts of 

 an organ when prominent or otherwise dis- 

 tinguished. 



Rapto'kial, a. Pertaining to birds of prey. 



Rati't.e, n. pi. Birds with flat sternum, as 

 ostriches, emus or cassowarie-s, and the ap- 

 teryx. 



Rau'cous, a. Hoarse-voiced. ~ 



Rec'ti'.ix, 71. ; pi. rcdricrs. Quill* of the tail. 

 (70.) (The singular is little used.) 



REc'xrM, 71. Lower straight gut. 



Rec'ti's, n. Name of certain muscles. 



Recurved', a. Bent regulaily and gradually 

 upward. 



Reflect'ed, a. Turned backward. 



Reflec'tios, 71. Play of color changing in 

 diflTerent lights. 



Reg'imen, 71. Diet. 



Re'gio, Re'giox, n,. Portion of the body in 

 any way distinguished ; doi-sal region; cervical 

 region. 



Re'mex, 11. ; pi. remiges. QuiU of the wing. 

 (75, 76.) (Little used in the singular.) 



Re'n.\l, a. Pertaining to the kidneys. 



Re'te, 71. Same as /i/gtk*. 



Retic'ulate, a. Marked with network of 

 lines. 



Reticula'tion, 71. Network ; mosaic. 



Ret'ina, 71. Expansion of the optic nerve 

 within the eye, upon which images of ob- 

 jects are impressed. 



Eetrac'tile, a. Susceptible of being drawn 

 back and driven forward as a hawk's claw. 



Retrorse', a. Directed backward. 



RuACn'ls, ji.; pi. rluichides. Scapus exclusive 

 of calamus ; shaft of a feather, bearing the 

 webs, without the hollow horny bartel. 

 (146.) Also, the spinal column. 



Rhamphothe'ca, 71. Covering of the whole 

 bill. (12.) 



Rhi'nai, a. Pertaining to the nose. 



Rhinenceph'alox, 71. Foremost ti-act of the 

 brain, the fourth from behind. 



Rhixothe'ca, n. Covering of the upper man- 

 dible. (13.) 



