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GLOSSARY. 



SuPEKCiLiUM, n. The eyebrow. 

 SuPERFAMiLY, 11. A group Containing 

 several families, yet not of ordinary 

 rank. (Next in rank below a sub- 

 order. ) 

 yuPERioR, a. Lying over; topmost, or 



. uppermost. 



SuPERORDER, u. A group Consisting of 



one or more orders, but not ranking 



as high as a class. (Next In rank 



below a subclass.) 



Supra-auricular, a. Situated above 



the auriculars or ear coverts. 

 SupRALORAi., a. Situated above the 



lores. 

 Supraorbital, a. Pertaining to the 



region immediately above the eye. 

 Symphesis, n. A growing together, as 

 symp7iesis of the lower jaw. 



a. Having two toes 

 coalescent for a 

 considerable por- 

 tion of their 

 length. 

 In natural history, a 

 specific or generic 

 name, which is sup- 

 pressed on account of 

 having been i)TOPOsed 

 subsequent to another 

 name for the same ob- 

 ject, or for reason of 

 its being otherwise un- 

 available. Thus, the 

 common Song Sparrow 

 having been first named 

 fasciuta, in 17 8 8, by 

 Gmelin, the name inelo- 

 dia, given by Wilson in 

 1810, becomes a syno- 

 nym by reason of its 

 later date. (The op- 

 posite of homonym, 

 which see.) 



Syndactyle, 

 Syndactylous, 



^yngnesious, 



Synonym, 

 Synonyme, 



T. 



Tail Coverts, n. The most posterior 

 feathers of the body, or those which 

 immediately cover the basal portion 

 of the tail. 



Tarsal, a. Pertaining to the tarsus, so- 

 called. 



Tarsus, n. In descriptive ornithology, 

 the leg of a bird, or that portion from 

 the foot ( that is, the toes) to the heel 

 joint. 



Tectrices, n. Coverts; especially those 

 of the wing. 



Tectrices Al.e, ) ^_ ^^. ^^^,^^^^^ 



Tectrices Alares, \ "= 



Tectrices Alares Inferiores, n. 

 The under wing coverts, or those of 

 the under surface of the wing. 



Tectrices Caudle, n. Tail coverts. 



rr. nr ( W- TllC mid" 



Tectrices Medi.^, ) ^^j^ ^.^ 

 Tectrices Pervers.e, ) (.^y^y.^^ 



Teleological, a. Pertaining to tele- 

 ology. A teleological character is a. 

 modification resulting from necessity 

 of adaptation to particular ends. 

 Thus, the naked head and other vul- 

 turine aspects of the Old World Vul- 

 tures and those of the New World are 

 teleological, inasmuch as tlieir mode 

 of living necessitates in both certain 

 modifications of external structure 

 fitting them to act the part of scav- 

 engers, their actual (morphological) 

 structure being very different. 

 Te:leology, n. The science or doctrine 



of adaptation. 

 Tempotal, a. Pertaining to the tem- 

 ples. 

 Tenuirostral, a. Slender billed ; per- 

 taining to the obsolete group Tenui- 

 rostres. 

 Tenuirostres, n. An obsolete and ex- 

 ceedingly artificial group of birds,, 

 embracing various slender-billed 

 forms. 

 Terete, a. Cylindrical and tapering; 



fusiform. 

 Terminological, a. Pertaining to 



terminology (?). 

 Terminology, n. The science of call- 

 ing things by their right names, 

 according to fixed or scientific princi- 

 ples; hence, essentially synonymous. 

 . with nomeiirlnture. 



( n. Properly, the inner 

 quills of the wing, 

 growing from tlie 

 elbow or humerus, 

 and usually more or 

 less concealed (in 

 the closed wing) by 

 the longer scapulars. 

 Frequently, howevei', 

 the graduated inner 

 secondaries are in- 

 correctly so called, 

 especially when dis- 

 tinguished, as they 

 very often are, by dif- 

 ferent color, size or 

 shape. 

 Tessellated, a. Checkered. 



Tertials, 

 Tertiaries, 



