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BTTTTEBFLY 



Buoy, (boy). [D. boey, boei.] Floating bodies, 

 either solid or hollow, 

 used to mark places in 

 rivers and the sea. 



Bupbaga, (bu'fa-ga). [Gk. 

 bouphagos, ox -eater.] =: 

 Beef-eaters : sparrow-like 

 birds of S, Africa, feeding Buuy. 



on maggots found beneath the skin of rumi- 

 nant animals. 



Bupleurum, (bu-plu'rum)=Hare's ear : a plant 

 belonging to Apiacese. 



Buprestidae, (bu-pres'ti-de). [Buprestis, the 

 typical genus.] A family of insects, belong- 

 ing to Coleoptera, remarkable for the beauty 

 of their colours. 



Bur-marigold=Bidens, q.v. 



Bur-parsley Caucalis, q.v. 



Bur-reed=Sparganium, q.v. 



Burbot, (ber'bot). [L. barbatus, bearded.]= 

 Lota vulgaris, q.v. 



Burdock, (ber'dok). l.=Arctium. 2.=Lappa 

 major : plants belonging to Asteraceoo. 



Burgos lustre=Double sulphide of gold and 

 potassium. 



Burmanniacese, ( ber-man-i-a'se-e )=Burman- 

 niads: herbaceous marshy plants belonging 

 to Orchidales. 



Burmeister's classification- 

 Irregular animals Infusoria. 



Regular 



Radiata, &c. 

 Mollusca. 



S^metnca,,, -]*$%* 



f Osteozoa=Vertebrata 



Burnet, (ber'net). The common name for 

 several plants belonging to Rosaceae. Com- 

 mon .B.:=Sanguisorba oflicinalis=Poterium 

 offici nale. Lesser B. =Poterium sanguisorba. 

 B. saa3i/ra0e=Piinpinella. B.moth=Zygssua 

 B. ichneumon, destroys burnet moths. 



Burnett's process of preserving timber, by 

 means of a sol ution of chloride of zinc. B. dis- 

 infecting Jluid= A solution of chloride of zinc. 



Burnt-ear. A disease in corn, in which the ear 

 seems to be burnt up: caused by Uredo carbo, 

 a minute fungus. 



Burr-stone=Buhr-stone, q.v. 



Burrowing, (bur'rS-ing). [A.-S., byrian, to 

 bury.] Living underground. B. animals: 

 moles, foxes, rabbits, &c. B. beetles: tiger 

 beetle, mole cricket, ant-lion, &c. B. birds: 

 sand-martin, kingfisher. B. Crustacea: crabs, 

 wood-boring shrimps, &c. B. insects: brown 

 ant, humble bee, <fec. B. molluscs: razor shell, 

 limpet, &c. . ow=Coquimbo owl=:Athene 

 cunicularia. B. reptiles=La.nd tortoise, yel- 

 low snake, &c. B. spiders: scorpion, trap- 

 door spider, &c. 



Bursa Fabricii. In birds, corresponds to Cow- 



Jursae, (ber'se). [L. bursa, purse.] Sacs con- 

 taining a fluid, sometimes connecting the 

 tendons with the bones to which they attach 

 the muscles. 



Burying beetle=:Sexton beetle=Necrophorus: 

 a beetle which buries small birds, &c. 



Bushel. A measure of volume, containing 8 

 gallons, and holding 80 Ibs. of pure water. 



Bushmen 1 . An African people. 2. Settlers 

 in the backwoods of a new country. 



Bush-shrikes=Thamnophila. 



Bust, (bust). [Busto, the Italian, word.] A 

 portait model of the head and breast, with 

 the upper part of the arms. 



Bustard; (bust'ard). [F. bistarde.]=Oti&: a 

 large landbird, with 

 long legs and short 

 wings,somewhat re- 

 sembling the os- 

 trich; found only in 

 the Old World. 



Butcher bird= 

 Shrike=Lanius, 

 q.v. 



Butcher's broom = Great Bustard. 



Ruscus, a plant belonging to Liliacese. 



Buteo, (bu'te-o)=:Buzzard: a bird belonging to 

 Falconidaa. 



Butic acid, (bu'tik). [L. butyrum, butter.]= 

 CooILjoOs: a solid acid substance fcmnd in. 

 butter; also called arachidic acid. 



Butomaceae, (bu-to-ma'se-e). [Butomus, q.v.] 

 =Butomads: marshy plants belonging to 

 Alismales; removed from Alismacese because 

 of their tripetaloideous flowers. 



Butomus, (bu'to-mus). [Gk. bous, ox; temno, 

 I cut)= Flowering rush: a marsh herb, with 

 handsome flowers, belonging to Butomaceas; 

 named from its cutting the mouths of cattle. 



Butt, (but). [F. but, aim.]=Platessa flesus, 

 the flounder. 



Butter, (but'ter). [Buter, the A.-S. name.] 

 1. The fatty part of the milk of the cow, &c., 

 which contains no nitrogen; a compound of 

 olein, palmitin, butin, and several other 

 fatty matters. 2. A term, now obsolete, for 

 several soft metallic chlorides. B. of anti- 

 wott2/=Terchloride of antimony. B. of tin= 

 Protochloride of tin. B. of 2tnc=Chloride 

 of zinc. 



Butter. Used as a prefix. B. &Mr=Petasites 

 vulgaris, q.v. '. a plant which has very wide 

 leaves. B. cupr=Ranunculus, q.v.: a plant 

 named from the colour of its petals. B. fish 

 =Bleunius gunnellus : a small fish resem- 

 bling the Blenny, also called Spotted Gunnel. 

 B. tree of Sierra Ieo7ie=Pentadesma butyr- 

 acea: a tree belonging to Clusiacese, having 

 yellow, greasy sap. Indian B. iree=Bassia 

 butyracea : a tree belonging to Sapotaceae. 

 B. wo?'i=Pinguicula : a plant belonging to 

 Lentibulariacere, which is useful in the pro- 

 duction of butter from milk. B. / M>orte=Len- 

 bulariaceae, q.v. : marshy plants having greasy 



Butterflies, (but'ter-flls). Diurnal insects be- 

 longing to Lepidoptera, named from some 

 having the coloiir of butter. 



Butterfly. 1. Singular of butterflies, q.v. 

 2. Used as an adjective. B. boiler= Whistle- 

 mouth. .B.^^Blennius ocellaris, a variety 

 of the Blenny. B. orchis= Platan thera : a 

 plant belonging to Orchidacese, also con- 

 sidered as belonging to Habenaria. -B. 

 plant=Oncidium papilio : a plant belonging 

 to Orchidacese, the flower of which resembles 

 a flying butterfly. B. valve; a double valve 



