GLOSSARY. 



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iNTEKoiiBiTAL, u. Betwceu the eye 

 sockets. 



Intekkamal, a. Between the forks or 

 rami of the lower jaw. 



IxTEKMEDLE, ?!.. The middle pair of 

 tail feathers, or middle retrices. 



IxTEKscAPULAK, «. Between the scap- 

 ulars. 



Interscapulars, n. The feathers of 

 the interscapuliim, or back. 



IxTERSCAPtJLUM, 71. The region be- 

 tween the scapular tracts, or the back 

 proper. 



Intektropical, a. Between the trop- 

 ics; tropical. 



Ixvaginate, a. Sheathed. 



Iriax, / -r. . • • X ., . . 



Iridian, \ ^' I^^'i't^'iiing to the ins. 



Iris, n. The (usually) colored circle of 

 the eye surrouuding the pupil. 



IsopoGONOus, a. Having the two webs 

 equal In breadth. 



Isthmus, n. A narrow strip, or neck, 

 connecting two larger areas. 



J. 



Jugular, a. Pertaining to the juguluni. 



JuGULUM, n. The lower throat, or fore- 

 neck, immediately above the breast. 

 It is a well-defined area in the Hawks, 



■ Vultures, Pigeons, Ducks, and some 

 other groups. 



K. 



KiDXEY SHAPED, a. Somewhat heart 

 shaped, but without the point, and 

 broader than long. 



KxEE, n. Properly the femoro-tibial 

 joint, concealed in most birds ; but 

 usually the tibio-metatarsal articula- 

 tion, or heel, is so called. 



Lacerate, 



Laciniate, 



a. Jagged, or slashed at 



the end or along the 

 edge. 



Lachrymal {bone), n. A large bone 

 bounding the orbit anteriorly and 

 above ; it is especially well-developed 

 in certain Falconidce. 



Lacustrine, a. Lake inhabiting. 



Lagopus, n. A genus of birds having 

 the tarsi and toes covered with feath- 

 ers, giving the foot a resemblance to 

 that of the hare. 



Lambdoid, a. L-shaped. 



Lamellirostral, a. Having a lamel- 

 late bill. 



Lamellirosti:es, n. A group of birds 

 embracing the AnaUihe and Flamin- 

 goes, in which the bill is lamellate 

 etlged. 



Lamina, ) » .1 • , ^ 



Lamella \ ^^' "'" V^?iiQ or scale. 



Laminate, ) -m x j 



Lamellate, f ^- ^'^*«^ ^r scaled. 



Lanceolate, a. Lance shaped; taper- 

 ing gradually to a point at one end, 

 and more abruptly at the other. 



Lanuginous, a. Woolly. 



Leg, n. As generally used, synonymous 

 with tarsus; as, "legs and feet" — 

 tarsi and toes. 



Lesser Wing Coverts, n. The smaller 

 wing coverts, forming a nion? or less 

 well-defined tract immediately an- 

 terior to middle coverts, and thence 

 to anterior border of inner wing. 



Limbate, a. Edged with a dilferent 

 color. 



L1MICOL.E. n. The group of shore birds; 

 a more or less natural group, embrac- 

 ing the Plovers, Sandpipers, Snipe, 

 Curlew, etc. 



LiMicoLiNE, a. Shore inhabiting; per- 

 taining to, or having the character of, 

 the Limicolm. 



LiNEOLATE, a. Marked with little lines. 



Lining op the Wing, n. The under 

 wing coverts collectively, especially 

 the lesser and midtlle. 



Littoral, a. Pertaining to the sea 

 shore. 



Lobate i *• F»™'^l'ed with mem- 



LoBED ' ) ^laueous flaps, as the toes 

 ' ( of a coot {Fulim). 



Lobe, n. A membraneous flap. 



Long exserted, a. Said of tail feath- 

 ers when abruptly much longer than 

 the rest. 



Longipennes, n. A group of long- 

 wiuged swimming birds, formerly 

 embracing the Gulls and their allies, 

 and the Frocellariidce (Petrels, Alba- 

 trosses and Fulmars), but proj)erly re- 

 stricted to the LaridcR, Bhyndiopidce 

 and Stercorariidm. 



Longipennine, a. Pertaining to the 

 Lonf/ipennes. 



Longirostral, a. Having a long bill, 

 or pertaining to the artificial and ob- 

 solete group Longirostres. 

 Longirostres, n. An obsolete group 

 of birds, embracing certain long-billed 

 forms. 

 Loral, a. Pertaining to the lores. 

 Lore, n. The space between the eyes. 

 and bill in birds. 



