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GLOSSARY. 



Patel'la, n. Knee-pan ; knee-cap. Sesamoid 



bone of knee-joint. 

 Pat'ent, a. Open. 



Pathol'ogy, 71. Physiology of disease. 

 Pec'ten, n. Same as Marsfpium (which see). 

 Pec'tinate, ) a. Having tooth-like projec- 

 Pec'tinated, ) tions, like those of a comb. 



Pectina'tion, n. Comb-like toothing. 



Pec'toral, a. Pertaining to the breast. Tlie 

 pectoral muscles of birds, three in number, 

 are the principal ones iu point of bulk in 

 most bints ; they move the wing as a Whole. 



Pec'tus, 11. Bi'east. (62.) Anterior portion 

 of lower part of trunk, between jugulum and 

 abdomen ; properly, the region overlying and 

 containing the breast-bone, but generally re- 

 stricted to the more forward swelling portion 

 of such region. 



Pe'des, ?i. ; ph of /;f,s. Feet. (96.) Leg beyond 

 the end of the tibia. 



Ped'icel, 01. Narrow foot-stalk or stem by which 

 an organ is attached. Same as peduncle. 



Pelag'ic, d. Frequenting the higli seas. 



Pel'licle, n. Any very delicate membrane. 



Pel'ma, n. The track ; entire lower surface 

 of the toes. (114.) 



Pel'vic, a. Pertaining to the pelvis. 



Pel'vis, n. Cavity of the body formed by the 

 ossa innomiiiata, sacrum, and coccyx; also, 

 these bones collectively. 



Pe'nial, a. Pertaining to the penis. 



Penicil'late, a. Brushy-tipped. 



Pe'nis, n. The male intromittent organ. 



Pen'na, n. A feather. Generally a contour- 

 feather (jjluma,), as distinguished from a 

 down -feather (j)lumula); particula.rb/, a large 

 stiff feather of the wing or tail, one of the 

 remiges or rectriccs. 



Penna'ceous, a. Denoting a perfect feather 

 complete in all the parts a feather can have ; 

 distinguished from plumulaceous. 



Pen'niform, a. Noting a muscle whose fibres 

 are arianged alongside of a central tendon, 

 like the web of a feather. 



Per'forate, a. Pierced through. (Said espe- 

 cially of the nostrils when without a septum.) 



Pericar'dium, n. Bag holding the heart. 



Pericra'nium, n. Soft parts enclosing the 

 skull ; especially the ])eriusteum of the bones. 



Perios'teum, n. Membranous investment of 

 bone. 



Periph'eral Parts, n. jjI. Superficial, as op- 

 posed to interior, parts. 



Periph'eky, n. Sujierficies ; contour. 



Peristal'tic, a. Denoting the peculiar motion 

 of the intestines by which their contents are 

 urged onward ; the peristole. 



Peritone'um, n. Thin smooth serous membrane 

 lining the belly, and investing most of the 

 contained organs. 



Perone'al, a. Pertaining to the fibula. 



Perone'us, a. for n. Name of a fibular muscle. 



Per'vious, a. Open. Used synonjnnously 

 with perforate in respect of the nostrils, but 

 better restricted to the opposite of impervious 

 or closed (as to an external opening). 



Pes, n. ; pi. pedes (which see). Foot. (96. ) 



Pes'sulus, n. Cross-bone of the syrinx ; bony 

 bar across lower end of windpijje, at point of 

 forking into the bronchi. 



A small organ associated 



Petro'sal, a. (Used substantively.) Same as 

 2)ctrous. 



Pe'trous, a. Stony ; hence, hard. The petrous 

 bone is an element of the temjtoral bone. 



Ph.'V'lanx, n. ; pi. 'phalan'gcs. Commonly any 

 bone of a finger or toe. Equivalent to inter- 

 node or joint (not articulation). Properly 

 in such application lacking the singular num- 

 ber, phalanges being the row or series of the 

 small digital bones, taken collectively. (120.) 



Pharynge'al, a. Pertaining to the pharynx. 



Phar'ynx, n. Back compartment of the mouth, 

 leading directly into the oesophagus. 



Phren'ic, n. Pertaining to the diaphragm. 



Phys'ical, a. Bodily ; material. Opposed to 

 mental or psychical. 



Physiog'xomy, n. Countenance, in respect to 

 temper of mind ; general appearance, in re- 

 spect to habits. 



Physiol'ogy, n. Science of animal or vegetable 

 economy ; science of bodily functions, pro- 

 cesse.s, operations. It is less com])rehensive 

 than biology, or the science of life, as it takes 

 account only of material or jihysical, not 

 psychical, offices. 



Pi'a Ma'ter, n. Soft vascular membrane im- 

 mediately investing the brain. 



Pi'cine, a. Woodpecker-like. 



Pictu'ra, n. Pattern of coloring. 



Pig'ment, n. Coloring-matter. 



Pil'eus (also written pileum), n. The cap ; 

 top of head from base of bill to nape. (30.) 



Pin'eal Body, n. 

 with the brain. 



Pin'ion, n. Part of the wing beyond the wrist 

 exclusive of the feathers ; usually the meta- 

 carpus and phalanges ; the hand bone. Not 

 technically used synonymously with quill or 

 tving. 



Pin'nated, a. Having little wing-like tufts of 

 feathers on the neck. 



Pin'niform, a. An epithet of the penguin's 

 wing ; fin-like. 



Pisciv'oROUS, a. Fish-eating. 



PlTU'iTARY, a. That secretes mucus. Pituitary 

 membrane, the mucous membrane of the nasal 

 passages. Pituitary gland, a certain ap^ien- 

 dage of the brain. 



Pla'ga, n. Stripe of color. 



Plan'ta, a. Back of tarsus, homologically the 

 sole. (106.) 



Plajc'tar, a. Pertaining to the sole. A cer- 

 tain muscle is the plantaris. 



Plan'tigrade, a. Walking on the back of the 

 tarsus as well as on the soles of the toes. 

 Many jiygojwdous birds are plantigrade. 



Plas'ma, 11. Colorless fiuid of the blood. 



Plas'tic, ffl. That may be moulded. Forming 

 or serving to form ; histogenetic. Plastic force. 

 See Nisus Formativus. 



Pleu'ra, n 



investing the lungs 



Pleurapoph'ysis, 11. Segment of the hajmal 

 arch next to the centrum. The vertebral rib 

 of a bird is a pleura^wphysis. 



Plex'us, n. Union in network of nerves, ves- 

 sels, or fibres. Said especially of the anasto- 

 mosis of nerves. 



Pli'ca Ala'ris, or Pli'ca Preala'ris, n. The 

 feathered fold of skin on the front border of 



Membrane lining the thorax and 



