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BOMBYCILLA. From the Greek, bom- 

 bux, a silk worm. The systematic 

 name of the Chatterers. 



BRACHYPTER/E. From the Greek, 

 brachus, short, and pteron, a wing. 

 Having short wings. The syste- 

 matic name of a family of divers. 



BREVIPENNES. From the Latin, bre- 

 ?ns, short, and penna, a wing. 

 Having short wings. The syste- 

 matic name of a family of the order 

 of wading birds. 



BRONCHIA. The singular of 



BRONCHIA. From the Greek, btog- 

 chos, the throat. The two b anches 

 of the wind-pipe which convey air 

 to the lungs. 



BUBO. Latin. An Owl. 



BUCEROS. From the Latin, buccrus, 

 horned. The systematic name of 

 the Calaos dr hornbilla. 



BULB. From the Greek, bolbos, a 

 round root. A name given by an- 

 atomists, to various parts which 

 resemble certain bulbous roots in 

 shape. 



BULBUS. Latin. A bulb, bulbus 

 glandulosus, is the second stomach 

 of birds. 



BUPHAGA. From the Greek, bous, 

 an Ox, and phagcin, to eat. Sys- 

 tematic name of the beef-eaters. 



BUTEO. Latin. A Buzzard. 



CALIFORNIANUS. Latin. Californian. 



CALLOUS. From the Latin, callus, 

 hardness. That which is hard, or 

 indurated. 



CAMEI.US. Latin. Camel 



CANADENSIS. Latin. Canadian. Be- 

 longing or relating to Canada. 



CANARIA. Latin. Belonging or re- 

 lating to the Canary Islands. 



CANCROMA The generic name ot 

 the Boatbills. 



CANNABINA. Latin. Belonging or 

 relating to hemp. The specific 

 name of the Linnet. 



CAPISTRUM. The sides of the head 

 immediately behind the bill. 



CAPRIMULGU.S. Latin. A milker of 

 goats. Systematic name of the 

 Goatsuckers, which is derived from 

 a notion entertained by the vulgar, 



of their sucking goats, and even 

 cows. 



CARAVAN. From the Persian, kerra. 

 ouan, an assemblage of persons 

 travelling together. A troop of 

 travellers, merchants or pilgrim?, 

 who, for greater security, cross the 

 deserts and other places infested 

 by Arabs and highwaymen, in 

 company. 



CARDIA. From the Greek, kardia, 

 the heart. The left opening of 

 the stomach, where the oesophagus 

 enters it. 



CARDUELIS Latin. A bird feeding 1 

 among thistles. Specific name of 

 the Goldfinch. 



CARNEOUS. From the Latin, caro, 

 ( in the genitive, carnis, flesh. ) 

 Belonging or relating to flesh; 

 fleshy. 



CARNIVOROUS. From the Latin, coro, 

 carnis, flesh, and voro, I eat. Ani- 

 mals that feed on flesh are said to 

 be carnivorous. 



CAROLINE.NSIS. Latin. Carolinian. 

 Belonging to Carolina. 



CARPAL. Belonging or renting to 

 the carpus. 



CARPUS. From the Greek, karpos, 

 the wrist. The p;irt between the 

 fore-arm and hand. 



CARTILAGE. Gristle. A solid part of 

 the animal body of medium con- 

 sistence between bone arid liga- 

 ment. 



CARTILAGINOUS. Partaking of the 

 nature of cartilage. 



CARUNCLK. From the Latin carvn- 

 cula, the diminutive of caro, flesh. 

 A small portion of flesh ; a fleshy 

 excrescence ; the gills of a cock, fbr 

 example. 



CASUARIUS. Latin. A Cassowary. 



CASSOWARY. From the Malay name 

 of this bird, CasuWftrift. 



CATHARTES. From the Gieek, kath- 

 arfes, one who puiifies. The gen- 

 eric name of certain Vultures. 



CENTRE OF GRAVITY. The name 

 given to the point about which all 

 points of a bwdy reciprocally bal- 

 ance each other. 



