GLOSSARY. 



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OSTEOLOGICAL, a. Pertaining to oste- 

 ology. 



OSTEOLOGY, n. The science of bones; 

 descriptions of the bones or the bony 

 structure of animals; also, the osseous 

 system. 



OUTER WEB, n. The outer web of a 

 feather is that fartherest from the 

 central line of the body; in wing 

 feathers, it is that fartherest from the 

 base of the wing, or toward the outer 

 edge of the wing. 



OVARIUM, j n. The organ in which 



OVARY, \ eggs are developed. 



OVIDUCT, n. The tube through which 

 i he egg passes from the ovary. 



OVIPAROUS, a. Producing eggs in 

 which the young develop after exclu- 

 sion from the body. 



OVIPOSITION, n. Act of laying eggs. 



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PALAMA, n. The web or membrane be- 

 tween the toes of certain birds. 



PALATAL, j a. Pertaining to the pal- 



PALATINE, ( ate. 



PALATE, n. The roof of the mouth. 



PALEA, n. A dewlap, or fleshy, pendu- 

 lous skin on the throat or chin, as in 

 a Turkey or domestic fowl. 



PALLIUM, n. A mantle. 



{a. Having the three 

 anterior toes fully 

 webbed. (Compare 

 Semipalmate and Toti- 

 palmate. ) 



PALPEBRA, n. The eyelids. 

 PALPEBRAL, a. Pertaining to the eye- 

 lids. 



PALPEBRATE, a. Having eyelids. 

 PALUDICOLE, a. Marsh inhabiting. 

 PALUDINE, j a. Pertaining to marsh 

 PALUSTRINE, ( or swamp. 



PANDURATE, | Fiddle shaped. 

 PANDURIFORM, } 



PAPILLA, n. .A small, nipple-like eleva- 

 tion. 



PAPULA, n. A pimple or pimple-like 

 elevation. 



PAPULOUS, ( a. Pertaining to or having 



I'APULOSE, \ pimples. 



PARAGNATIIOUS. it. Having both man- 

 dibles of equal length, the tips meet- 

 ing. 



P ARCTIC, 



PAROTID, 



PARASITE, n. In oology, a species 

 which constructs no nest and per- 

 forms none of the duties of inculm- 

 tiou or rearing of the young, but 

 imposes on other birds for this pur- 

 pose. A parasitic bird is also a 

 species which obtains its food by 

 systematically robbing other species, 

 as the parasitic Jaeger and the Bald 

 Eagle. 



PARASITIC, a. Depositing the eggs in 

 the nests of other birds, to which are 

 left the duties of incubation and care 

 of the young. The European Cuckoo 

 and the common Cow Blackbird are 

 well-known examples. 



a. Pertaining to the region 

 immediately beneath the 

 ear. 



PASSEP.ES, n. A group of birds includ- 

 ing the most highly-developed forms, 

 such as the Thrushes. Warblers, tin- 

 Sparrow tribe, Crow family, etc., but 

 not the Swifts, Hummingbirds, King- 

 fishers. Woodpeckers, etc., which be- 

 long to entirely distinct orders. 



PASSERINE, a. Pertaining to, or having 

 the character of, the Pu use-res. 



a. Having toot h-1 i ke 

 projections, like the 

 teeth of a comb, as 

 the toes of the 

 Grouse. 



PECTINATION, n. Comb-like toothing. 



PF.CTORAL, a. Pertaining to the breast. 



PECTUS, n. The breast. 



PEDES, n. The feet, which in birds in- 

 cludes the leg below the tibia. 



PKLAGIC. n. Frequenting the high seas. 



PKLASOIC, a. Wandering. 



PKLMA, n. The under surface of the 

 foot. 



PENCILLATE, a. Brush tipped or pencil- 

 like. 



PENNA, a. A perfect feather. 



PENNACEOUS, a. Pertain ing to a perfect 

 feather, or having the character of the 

 same. 



PETROUS, a. Stony; hard, like a stone. 



PHALANX, n. In birds, a joint (not 

 hinge or articulation) or segment of 

 the toes. 



PHASE, n. Used more especially in the 

 case of dichromatic species, as the 

 melanistic phase, the rufescent phase, 

 etc. 



PICI, n. The name of a natural group, 

 or order, of zygodactyle birds, com- 

 prising the Woodpeckers and Wry- 

 necks. 



PECTINATE, 

 PKCTIXATED, 



