GLOSSARY. 



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the wing stretched by an elastic tendon from 

 the shoulder to tlie wrist, rendering the 

 smooth straight anterior border of the wing. 

 {Plica alaris is rarely used for the fold or 

 bend of the wing. ) 



Pli'ca Intekdigita'lis, n. Webbing between 

 the toes. Same as juatem«. 



Pli'ce Primiti'v^, 11. pi. Primitive folds ; 

 certain jiarallel lines observed in the early 

 embryonal trace. 



Plu'jia, n. A feather in general. Compare 

 Penxa and Plumfla. (1.) A feather of 

 which the two webs are equal and alike is 

 called isoTpogonous : otherwise anisopogonous. 



Plu'mage, n. The feathers, collectively ; Pti- 

 Losis (which see). 



Plum'beous, (/. Having the color of tarnished 

 lead ; dull bluish-gray. 



Plum'iped, a. Having the feet feathered. 



Plu'mose, ) a. Feathery ; in general, having 



Plu'mous, \ feathers ; feathered. Compare 

 Pennaceous and Plitmulaceous. 



Plu'mula, n. A down feather, lacking certain 

 qualities and parts of a poma. 



Plumula'ceous, h. Downy. Compare Penna- 

 ceous. 



Pneumat'ic, a. Relating to the respiratory 

 system ; permeated with air. 



Pneumogas'tric, a. Pertaining to lungs and 

 belly ; a name of the most extensive cranial 

 nerve. 



Podaeth'rum, n. Foot-joint ; the articulation 

 of the toes collectively with the metatarsus. 

 (100.) 



Po'dium, n. Foot. (Same as pes.) Generally 

 used, however, for tlie toes collectively with- 

 out the shank. (112.) 



Podothe'ca, 11. Whole envelope of tarsus and 

 toes. (101.) 



Pogo'nium, 11. ; pi. pogonia. Web or vanes of a 

 feather. (147.) Pogonium externum, outer 

 web (farthest from middle line of the body). 

 Pogonium iideniion, inner web. See Pluma. 



Pol'lex, 11. Thumb. The joint which bears 

 the alula is so called, though it is homologous 

 with the index or second hnger. Spina polli- 

 caris, or Tuberculum pollicare, the horny 

 spur on the wing of some birds. 



Polyg'amous, a. Mating with more than one 

 female, like the domestic cock. 



Polymor'phic, 11. Of many forms ; consisting 

 of, or containing, several different types of 

 structure : as, a polymorphic group. 



Polymy'oid, a. Having numerous syringeal 

 muscles ; noting a group equivalent to Oscines. 



Polyno'mial, 11. or a. Name of more than two 

 words. Consisting of several words. The 

 poli/nominl nomenclature is obsolete. 



Pulyto'kous, rt. Multiparous; producing many 

 young. 



Pons, n. Bridge. Certain parts of the brain. 



Poplite'al, a. Pertaining to the back of the 

 knee. 



Por'tal Circui.a'tiox. Passage of blood from 

 the capillaries of one organ to those of an- 

 other, as is conspicuous in certain of the di- 

 gestive viscera. 



PosTAx'iAL, a. Situate on the external or pos- 

 terior (ulnar or fibular) side of a limb. 



Poste'uior Portion. (8.) See Ur^um. 



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Anterior segment of the 



Posterior Toe. (125.) The hind-toe, or that 

 one directed backward, is generally the hal- 

 lux ; often also the. fourth or outer ; rarely 

 the second or inner. The luiUux is generally 

 meant by posterior toe. 



Postor'bital, a. Situate behind the eye. 



Povv'der-dovvn Featii'ers, 11. pi. Peculiar 

 imperfect feathers, in a matted patch, which 

 grow continually, anil as constantly break 

 down, with a scurfy exfoliation, and pervaded 

 with a greasy substance ; they are especially 

 conspicuous in the heron tribe, but are also 

 found elsewhere. 



PRiBAx'iAL, (I. Situate on the internal or ante- 

 rior (radial or tibial) side of a limb. 



Pr^co'ces, 11. pi. An obsolete group of birds, 

 able to run about and feed themselves at 

 birth. 



Pr^co'cial, 11. Belonging to the Prcecoces ; 

 having the nature of Proicoees. 



Pr^pec'tus, n. Fore-breast ; region of the 

 craw. Not well distinguished from jugulum. 



Premax'illary {bone), a. The foremost and 

 principal bone of the upper jaw. Intermax- 

 illarif is synonymous. 



Prep'uce, re. Foreskin. The homologous struc- 

 ture occurs in some birds. Preputial, per- 

 taining to the foreskin. 



Pressiros'tral, a. Having a bill like that of 

 a plover. (Obsolete.) 



PrESTER'NUM, 11. 



breast-bone. 



Pri'mary, V: ; pi. 'primaries. Any one of the 

 (usually ten, often nine, rarely eleven) large 

 stiff quills growing upon the pinion or hand- 

 bone, as distinguished from the secondaries 

 which grow upon the forearm. They form 

 the tip of the wing, and much of its surface. 



Pri'mary AVing-coverts, n. pi. Those over- 

 lying the bases of the primaries. 



Proce'res or Pro'ceri, n.pl. Same as Ratit.e 

 (which see). 



Prolig'erous, a. See Yolk. 



Prona'tion, n. A ]>articular movement of the 

 radius upon the ulna, by which the hand 

 turns over, — in birds it is very slight, if it 

 occur at all. The reverse movement is termed 

 supination. The muscles effecting it are pro- 

 nators and supinators. 



Proot'ic, rt, for 11. An element of the audi- 

 tory capsule. 



Proskncepii'alon, 11. A certain tract of the 

 brain, the third from behind. 



Pro'toplasm, n. Primitive common embryonic 

 tissue, out of wdiich different organs and parts 

 are formed. 



Protover'tebr.e, n. pi. First trace of the 

 backbones. 



Protrac'tile, ) «. Susceptible of being thrust 



Protru'sile, \ forward or out, as the tongue 

 of most woodpeckers. 



Proventric'ulus, 11. Part of gullet, usually 

 enlarged, next to gizzard, having solvent 

 glands for digestion. It is the true stomach 

 of a bird, as distinguished from the gizzard or 

 grinding stomach. 



Prox'imal, a. Proximate ; nearest or next to 

 any centre or axis. Opposed to distal or ter- 

 minal. 



Psilop.iE'des, 11. pi. A group of psilopaedic 



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