GLOSSARY. 



577 



Lanceolate. Lanec-shapcd; rather narrow am! 



lajjcriiig gradually to one cud ; uiorc rapidly 



to ihe other. 

 Larijnx. The orjj;an of voice in the windpipe. 

 Lateral. Towards one side or the otlier ; not 



in the middle. 

 Legs, 96. 

 Lesser coverts, 9.3. 

 Linear. Witli straight outlines parallel to each 



other, and close together. 

 Lobe. A projecting division, niunded or blunt 



at the cud. 

 Lobed, 1.37. 

 Loma, 1.35. 

 L.omatinus, 134. 

 Loni/iludinal. In the direction of the greatest 



dimension, or of the a.xis ; the direction from 



head to tail. 

 Lore, 39. 

 Loriim, 39. 

 Lower back, 59. 

 Lower jaw, 11. 

 Lower pa7is, 6. 

 Lower wing coverts, 85. 

 Lunulate. Crescent-shaped. 



M. 



Mala, 26. 



Mandible, 11. 



Mandibiila, 1 1 . 



Mantle, 61. 



Mastax, 37. 



Mature. Sec Adult. 



Maxilla, 10. 



Median. In the middle, as distinguished from 

 lateral. 



Membrane, 138. 



Mentmn, 46. 



Middle coverts, 94. 



Middle toe, 128. 



Minor, 82. 



Mottled. When one or more colors are laid on 

 in rather i\ell-delined spots or patches, more 

 or less irregularly. 



Mucronate. In a feather when the shaft, or mid- 

 rib, projects slightly beyond the rest of the 

 feather. 



Muticns, 1.33. 



Mi/za, 25. 



N. 



A'opc, 35, 49. 

 Nares, 28i. 



Xedc, 47. 



Xornial. Of the ordinary or usual character. 



Nostrils, 28.J. 



A^oteeuin, 5. 



Nucha, 35, 49. 



Nuchal. Pertaining to the nape. 



0. 



Oared-foot, 140. 



Ob (in composition) signifies that the usual con- 

 dition is inverted, or that an attribute, gener- 

 ally posterior, is now anterior, or vice versa. 



Obsolete. With only a faint trace or indication 

 (as of a spot). 



Olituse. With the point rounded off. 



Occipital. Relating to the occiput. 



Occiput, 33. 



Olivaceous. A greenish-brown color, similar to 

 that of an olive. 



Opltthahnic refjion, 40. 



Orbila, 41. 



Orbits, 41. 



Oscine. A s])ccial group of birds, pre-eminent 

 for the power of singing. 



Outer covering, 142. 



Outer web, 150. 



Oval. But little longer than wide, and rounded 

 equally at both ends ; shaped like the outline 

 of an egg. 



Ovate. A more pointed oval. 



Pads, 123. 



Palama, 138. 



Palmate (feet). A membrane connecting the 



middle toe to the two lateral, and extending 



as far as the claws or beyoud. 

 Palmate foot, 139. 

 Paradacti/hnn, 119. 

 Paratarsiam, 105. 

 Parauclienium, 54. 

 Parotic region, 45. 

 Parotics, 45. 

 Pectus, 62. 

 Peclinattd : Pectination. Shajied like the teeth 



of a comb. 

 Pedes, 96. 

 Pilma, 114. 

 Penna, 2. 



Perforate. Pierced through. 

 Phalanges, 120. 

 Pileus, 30. 

 Plnnta, 106. 

 Plica, Tl. 



