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GLOSSARY OF TERMS. 



Dentirosires. Birds ha^ng 



toothed bills. 

 Expansile. Capable of being 



expanded. 

 Fal'conid. A bird of ihe Eagle 



or Falcon tribe. 

 FalconidcB. Birds of the Eagle 



or Falcon tribe. 

 Furinacea. Those vegetables, 



particularly corn, which are 



mealy. 

 Ferruginous. Having the co- 

 lour of rusty iron. 

 Filiform. Having the shape of 



threads. 

 Fis'sirost. A bird with a elcfi 



or notched bill. 

 Fissirostres. Birds vrith cleft 



or notched bills. 

 Frin'gillid. A bird of the 



Finch tribe. 

 Fringillid<r, Birds of the Fimh 



tribe. 

 J'rutescenl. Siirubby. 

 Fulvous. Tawny, mixed with 



red and yellow. 

 Gape. The whole extent or 



cavity of the month. 

 Genera. The plural of genus. 

 Gralla'tor. A wading bird. 

 Grallatores. ^Vadinghirds. 

 Gressorial. {Gressorius.) Form- 

 ed (literally) for stepping; 



but used by Linnesus, and 



some other naturalists, for 



hopping or leaping, 

 Gru'id. A bird of the Crane 



tribe. 

 Gruidee, Birds of the Crane 



tribe. 

 Gular. Belonging or attached 



to the throat. 

 Halcyon'id. A bird of the King- 

 fisher or Halcyon tribe. 

 HalcyonideB. Birds of the Kiw^-- 



fisher or Halcyon tribe. 

 Hiruu'dinid. A bird of the 



Swallow tribe. 

 Hirundinida. Birds of the 



Swcdlow tribe. 



Ingluvies, The crop. 



Inses'sor. A perching bird. 



Insessores. Perching birds. 



Intratropical. Being within 

 the tropics. 



Irids. The plural of Iris. The 

 coloured circles in the globes 

 of the eyes surrounding the 

 pupil. 



La'niad. A bird of the Shrike 

 tribe. 



Laniadee. Birds of the Shrike 

 tribe. 



Lar'id. A bird of the GmW tribe. 



LaridtE. Birds of the GuZ/ tribe. 



Leguminous. Bearing pods. 



Lidden. A song ; a note. 



Lobate. Divided into lobes. 



Lore. A naked skin between 

 the eye and bill. 



Lox'iad. A bird of the Gros- 

 beak and Crossbill tribe. 



Loxindce. Birds of the Ch'oS' 

 beak and Crosshill tribe. 



Lunula. } A small crescent like 



Lunule. \ the increasing moon. 



Magnates. Tlie great people ; 

 the nobility. 



Mammalia, s. pi. Those ani- 

 mals which suckle their 

 young, consisting chiefly of 

 Quadrupeds and Man. 



Meliphag'id. A bird of the 

 Honey-euter tribe. 



Meliphagid(B. Birds of the 

 Honey-eater tribe. 



Mer'opid. A bird of the Bee- 

 ealer tribe. 



MeropidcB. Birds of the Bee- 

 eater tribe. 



Mer'ulid. A bird of the Thrush 

 tribe. 



MerulidtE. Birds of the Thrush 

 tribe. 



Mongamous. Confined to one 

 sexual association. 



Muscicap'id. A bird of the 

 Fly -catcher tribe. 



Muscicapid(E. Birds of the F/y- 

 catcher tribe. 



