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ORNITHOLOGY: GLOSSARY. 



same in the plural but in English 

 some writers make the plural, 

 apparatuses. 



^PIASTER. Modern Latin, formed 

 from apis, a b e. The specific 

 name of the common Bee eater. 



APIVORUS From the Lutin, apis, a 

 bee, and vorare, to eat. Bee-eat- 

 ing One that eats bees. 



APPENDICES The plural of appendix. 



APPENDIX. Latin, ad, to, and pendcre 

 to hang; something added. Any 

 part that adheres to an organ, or 

 is continuous wi'h it. 



APODA From the Greek, a, wi'hout, 

 and pous, (in the genitive, podos,) 

 a fliot. Without feet. Applied 

 to birds of Paradise, because it 

 was once supposed they had no 

 feet. 



APTENODYTES. From the Greek, a, 

 privative ptenos, winded ; having 

 the power of flying, and dutes, a 

 diver. The systematic name of 

 Penguins, 



APUS. Latin. Specific name of the 

 common Martin. 



AQUATICUS. Latin. Aquatic. Rela- 

 ting or belonging to water. 



AQUILA. Lutin. An Eagle. 



ARA. ) Systematic names of a 



ARACARI. ^ Maccaw. 



ARCHIPELAGO. From the Greek, 

 arche, beginning, and pelapos, sea; 

 an extent of sea sprinkled with 

 islands. 



ARCUATE. From the Latin, arcuo, 

 I bend like a bow. Bent like a 

 bow; bow-shaped. 



ARDEA. Latin. A Heron. 



ARGONAUTS. From the Greek, argo, 

 the name of a vessel, and nautes, 

 a navigator. The name of the 

 ancient Grecian princes who sailed 

 on board of the ship Argo with 

 Jason, to conquer the golden fleece. 



ARGUS. The name of a hero in my- 

 thology, who was said to have had 

 a hundred eyes, fifty of which 

 were open while the other fifty 

 slept; after his death, Juno changed 

 him into a peacock. From the 

 spots in its tail, sometimes called 



eyes, this name has been applied 

 to a species of Pheasant. 



ARTICULATE Fiom the Latin, arti- 

 culus, which is the diminut ve of 

 arlus, a limb, which is derived from 

 tt.e Greek, arthron, a joint. To 

 join or j< int. To form words ; t@ 

 utter. 



ARTICULATION. A joint. 



ARVENSJS. L tin. Formed froir 

 atvum, a field. Relating or be- 

 longing to fields. 



ASTUR Systematic name of the 

 Gothawks. 



AURA. Latin. An air oi emanation. 

 The specific name of a kind oi 

 Vulture. 



AURATUS. Latin. Gilded ; golden. 

 Belonging or relating to gold. 



BARB. From the Latin, barba, a 

 beard. The filaments which are 

 attached to two sides of the stalk 

 of a feather, are called barbs or 

 beards. 



BARBULE. The diminutive of barb, 

 and is applied to designate the 

 filaments which are found on the 

 edges of the barbs, composing a 

 feather. 



BARBARUS. Latin. Foreign ; bar- 

 barous; cruel. 



BARBATUS Latin. Bearded ; hav- 

 ing a beard. 



BASE OF SUPPORT. The space com- 

 pri-ed between the points by which 

 an ohject supports itself upon a 

 resL^tant body. 



BEAK. The bill or horny rnouth of a 

 bird. 



BEC-FIGUE. Fiench name of the Tit- 

 lark. 



BECCA PICA Italian name of the Tit- 

 lark. 



BICOLOR. Latin. Particoloured. 



BIFID. From the Latin, bis, twice, 

 andjindcre, to split. Split or di- 

 vided into two separate parts. 



BIFURCATE Fiom the Latin, bis, 

 twice, and furcrt, a fork. Divided 

 or separated into two [tranches. 



BIFURCATION. From the Latin, bis, 

 twice, and furc/t, a fork. The 

 point where two branches separate. 



