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GLOSSARY. 



Alulak, a. rertaiuiiis to the alula. I 

 Ambulatoky, a. Gradient; walking or 



runuiug. (Opposite of saltatory, hop- 

 ping or leaping.) 

 Anal, a. Pertaining to the anus. 

 Anal Region, n. Tlie feathers imme- 



ately surrounding the anus. 

 Anatine, a. Duck-like. 

 Ancipital, a. Two edged; double 



edged. 

 Angle of Chin, n. The anterior point 



of the space between the rami of the 



lower jaw. 

 Anisodactyl.?!:, ??. The name of a 



group of birds having three toes in 



front and one behind. 

 Anisodactylous, a. Having three toes 



in front and one behind. 

 Anisopogonous, a. Said of a feather 



when the two webs are of unequal 



breadth. 

 Anotine, n. A bird one year or less 



old, or which has moulted but once. 



(Little used.) 

 Annular, a. Ringed. 

 Anomalous, a. Very unusual; strange; 



abnormal. 

 Anserine, a. Goose-like. 

 Ante ( in composition ). Anterior to, 



or before; as, anteorbital, anteocular, 



etc. 

 Antiiine, a. Pipit-like. 

 Antrorse, a. Directed forward, as the 



nasal tufts of most Jays and Crows, 



and the rictal bristles of many birds. 

 Apex, n. The tip or point of anything. 

 Aquatic, a. Pertaining to the water. 



Aquatic birds are those which derive 



their subsistence chiefly from seas, 



lakes or rivers, and include two arti- 

 ficial groups, known as "Waders" 



and "Swimmers." 

 Aquiline, a. Eagle-like. 

 ARBOREAL, I ^_ ^^.gg inhabiting. 

 Arboricole, \ '^ 



Arcuate, a. Bow shaped: arclied. 

 Areol.e, n. The small naked spaces 



between the scales of the feet, usually 



called interspaces. 

 Arietiform, a. Having the form of the 



zodiacal sign, Aries. 

 Armilla, n. A colored ring round the 



lower end of the tibia; an anklet. 

 AirncuLATioN, n. A joint or hinge. 



(Usually applied to the limbs.) 

 Asymmetrical, a. Without symmetry. 



or without close resemblance between 



corresponding parts, as opposite sides. 



(The pattern of coloration in partial 



albinos is often asymmetrical.) 



AsYMMEiRY, n. Disproportion, or want 

 of close resemblance, between cor- 

 responding parts or organs. (Very 

 decided asymmetry of opposite sides 

 of skull is observable in some Owls.) 



Atrophy, n. The wasting away, or 

 obliteration of an organ or part, 

 through deficient nutrition. 



Attenuate, a. Tapering or growing 

 gradually narrower toward the ex- 

 tremity, but not necessarily pointed, 

 which would be acuminate. 



Auricular, a. Pertaining to the ear. 



AuRicuLARS, n. The (usually) well- 

 defined feathered area which con- 

 ceals the ears in birds. 



Autoptical, a. Personally inspected. 



Autumnal Plumagp:, n. The full 



• dress of autumn. In most birds it 

 remains essentially unchanged till 

 the spring moult. In many species 

 the young possess a peculiar autumnal 

 plumage (assumed by their first moult) 

 which differs not only from their first 

 livery, but also from that of adults at 

 the same season. In such, the adult 

 or mature plumage may be completely 

 assumed at the next moult, or it may 

 be gradually acquired by successive 

 moults, as in the case of many Orioles, 

 Tanagers, and other bright-colored 

 Passerine groups. 



-^ ( n. The bird life of a 



Avian Fauna, 3 ti,^,,^, country 



Avi-FAUNA, -j l^ j^^^,i^y_ 



Axilla, n. The armpit. 



AxiLLAR, ) a. Pertaining to the arm- 



AXILLARY, f pit. 



' n. A more or less dis- 

 tinct tuft of gradu- 

 ated, usually soft and 

 elongated feathers, 

 growing from armpit. 



AXILLARIES, 

 AXILLARS, 



B. 



Back, n. In descriptive ornithology, 

 usually includes the scapulars and 

 interscapulars, but should properly be 

 restricted to the latter alone. 



Band, n. A broad transverse mark, 

 with regular and nearly parallel 

 edges; a broad bar of color. (A broad 

 band is usually called a zone.) 



Banded, a. Marked with bands. 



Bar, n. A narrow transverse mark of 

 color. 



Barb, n. Any one of the fibrillse, or 

 laminse, composing the web of feath- 

 ers. 



