GLOSSARY. 



Articulate Fascia. A band consisting of 

 contiguous spots. 



Articulated. Jointed : applied to animals 

 with external jointed skeletons, or 

 jointed limbs. The term is also ap- 

 plied to distinct parts of shells that 

 are fitted or jointed into each other. 



Ascending. Inclining upwards by a some- 

 what steep ascent. 



Asper ; Asperated. Rough ; denoting a 

 rough or uneven surface. 



Asphyxiated. In a state of suspended 

 animation, but life not extinct. 



Assimilate. To change into a like sub- 

 stance. 



Asterialite. Fossilized asterias or star- 

 fish. 



Atrous. Pure black of the deepest tint. 



Attenuated. Of a thin and slender form ; 

 made slender, thin, or less viscid ; 

 gradually tapering to the apex; dis- 

 proportionately slender in a part. 



Aurate. Of a color resembling gold. 



Aurelia. The chrysalis of an insect. 



Aurelian. Like or pertaining to the au- 

 relia. 



Auricle. The external ear, or that part 

 which is prominent from the head. In 

 anatomy, the auricles of the heart are 

 two muscular bags, situated at the 

 base, which in form resemble the auri- 

 cle of the ear, and cover tbe ventricles 

 of the heart, like caps : they receive 

 the blood from the veins, and commu- 

 nicate it tb the ventricles. Also, an 

 appendage resembling an ear. 



Auricled ; Auriculated. Having ear-like 

 appendages. These terms are used in 

 describing certain bivalves which have 

 a flat, angulated projection or process 

 on one or both sides of the umbones 

 or bosses. 



Auriculars. The feathers which cover 

 the ears of birds. 



Auriculate. Expanding on each side into 

 two processes resembling ears. 



Auriform. Ear-shaped. 



Austral. Lying or being in or inhabiting 

 the south; as, they dwell in austral 

 lands. 



Automatic. Possessed of the power of 

 motion independent of the will. 



Aviary. An inclosure for keeping bird 

 confined. 



Axillar. Belonging to the axilla (the 

 arm-pit) : the term is also applied to 

 other parts of the body forming a simi- 

 lar angle. 



Axis. In conchology, the imaginary line 

 round which the whorls of a spiral 

 shell revolve. 



Azure. A pale but clear and brilliant 

 blue color. 



B. 



Baccivorous. Feeding or subsisting on 

 berries. 



Barbate. When any part is clothed with 

 longer hairs, resembling a beard. 



Barbed. Furnished with cirri or with 

 filaments resembling a beard ; armed 

 with jagged hooks or dart-like points. 



Barbules. Filamentous appendages, or 

 barbs, attached to the mouths of cer- 

 tain fishes. 



Basal. Pertaining to or constituting the 

 base. 



Base. The lower termination of any 

 part. 



Bat-fowling. A mode of catching birds at 

 night, by holding a torch or lantern, 

 and beating the bush where they roost. 

 The birds, flying to the light, are then 

 generally caught with nets. 



Batrachian. Pertaining to frogs : an 

 epithet designating an order of reptiles 

 which includes frogs, toads, and other 

 allied animals. 



Bay. Of a bright red brown, inclining to 

 a chestnut color. 



Bee-bread. The pollen of flowers col- 

 lected by bees as food for their young. 



Beetle-browed. Having prominent brows. 



Belting. When the eyes of an insect 

 nearly meet both above and below the 

 head, so as to form a kind of belt 

 round it. 



Biarticulate. Composed of two articula- 

 tions or joints : applied to the antennae 

 and the abdomen of insects. 



Biangulated. Having two corners, or 

 angles. 



Bicaudate. Having two tails. 



Bicarinated. Having two elevated or 

 sharp ridges. 



Bicipital ; Bicipitous. Having two heads 

 I Applied to the muscles, it signifies 



