684 



OLOSSABY. 



Variety, n. Properly, an iudi vicinal or 

 unusual and irregular variation from 

 tho normal type of form or coloration, 

 as the various breeds or "strains" of 

 domestic animals, but the term is 

 often, though Improperly, applied to 

 subspecies, or geographical races. 



Vent, n. The anus. 



Ventrat., a. Pertaining to the vent. 



Ventkat, Regiox, 71. The feathers sur- 

 rounding, or immediately adjaceht to, 

 the vent. 



(a. Marked vvith ir- 



Vetjmiculate, j regular fine lines. 



Vekmiculated, I like the tracks of 

 l^ small worms. 



Vermiform, a. Worm shaped, as a 

 Woodpecker's tongue. 



Vernai., a. Pertaining to spring. 



Verrucose, ) ^ 



Verrucous, ) "^ 



Versatile, a. Susceptible of being 

 turned either vpay; reversible as to 

 position. 



Vertex, n. The crown, or central por- 

 tion of the pileum. 



Vertical, a. Pertaining to the vertex. 



Vestitus, a or n. Clothed; feathered. 

 Clothing, or plumage; as nuptial or 

 breeding plumage. 



Vexillum, n. The whole of a feather, 

 excepting the stem. 



Vibrissa, n. A bristly or bristle-tipped 

 feather, such as those about the gape 

 of a bird. 



Vitta, n. A band of color. 



Wattle, n. A pendulous, somewhat 

 fleshy, cutaneous flap, usually bright 

 colored and often more or less 

 wrinkled, as the dewlap of a Turkey 

 and the gills of the domestic cock. 



Web, 11. Either lateral half of the vein 

 of a feather, exclusive of the shaft. 



Whiskered, a. Ornamented by length- 

 ened feathers on the malar region or 

 contiguous portions of the head. 



Xiphoid, a. Sword shaped. 



z. 



ZoxE, n. A broad band of color, com- 

 pletely encircling the circumference 

 of a body. 



ZYGODACTYL.E, n. A gioup of zj'godac- 

 tyle birds, comprising the families 

 Bhamphastidce, Capitonidce, Buccon- 

 idce and Galbulidce. In obsolete sys- 

 tems, the group was much more 

 extensive, embracing all yoke-footed 

 birds, which are now divided into 

 several distinct groups; e. g., the P^c^, 

 Anisodactylce, and Coccyges. 



Zygodactyle, a. Yoke toed, or with 

 the toes in pairs, two before and two 

 behind, as in the Woodpeckers, Par- 

 rots, etc. Pertaining to the Zygodacn 

 tyUe. 



