ORNITHOLOGY: GLOSSARY. 



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GLANDULOsus.-Latin. Full of glands. 

 The bulhus glandulosus, is the 

 second stomach of birds. 



GLOTTIS. A small oblong aperture, 

 situate at the upper part of the 

 larynx. 



GRALLATORI^E. From the Latin, 

 grallotor, he that walks on stilts; 

 a stalker. The systematic name 

 of Wading birds. 



GRANIVOROUS. From the Latin, gra- 

 num, a grain, (of any kind of corn) 

 and vorure, to eat. Grain-eating. 



GRANULE. A very small grain. 



GREGARIOUS. From ihe Latin, gre- 

 garius, of a flock, which is formed 

 from grex,('m the genitive, gregis) 

 a flock or herd. Going in flocks 

 or herds. 



GRIFFIN. From the Latin, gryphus, 

 which is formed from the Greek, 

 grupos, curved, hooked. (A fabu- 

 lous monster, half lion, half bird.) 

 The systematic name ef a tribe of 

 birds of prey. 



GRUS. Latin. A Crane. 



GRVPHUS. Latin. A Griffin. 



GYPAETOS. From the Greek, gupaie- 

 los, a kind of eagle ; formed from 

 gups, a Vuhure, and aietos, an 

 Eagle. 



GYPOGER ANUS.- From the Greek, gups, 

 a Vulture, and geranos, a bird, ( a 

 Crane.) Generic name of the Sec- 

 retary. 



H^MATOPUS. From the Greek, aima- 

 topos, having a fierce or sanguinary 

 look ; formed from aima, blood, and 

 ops, an eye. The generic name of 

 the Oyster-catchers. 



HALI.ETUS. From the Greek, als, 

 the sea, and aietos, an eag!e. The 

 specific name of the Fisher Eagle. 



HARPYIA Latin. A harpy. (Formed 

 from the Greek, arpux, rapacious.) 



HKLIACA. Specific name of a sort of 

 Eagle. 



HERBIVOROUS. From the Latin her- 

 ba, herb or plant, and vorare, to 

 eat. Herb-eating. Animals that 

 feed chiefly, or entirely on herbs, 

 or plants, *are herbivorous, 



HIKROFALCO. Latin. Gerfalcon. 



HIRUNDO. Latin. A Swallow. 



HORTULANA. Specific name of a 

 Bunting. 



HUMERUS. The bone of the arm, 

 which is situate between the shoul- 

 der joint and the elbow. 



HYEMALIS. Latin. Belonging or 

 relating to winter. 



HYOID. From the Greek, w, and 

 eidos, resemblance. Resembling 

 the shape or form of the letter U. 

 The Os hyoid.es, the hyoiil bone, is 

 a very moveablc bony arch, placed 

 horizontally, in the substance of the 

 soft parts of the neck, at the root 

 of the tongue. It does not articu- 

 late with any other bone of the 

 skeleton, and is only connected to 

 it through the medium of muscles 

 and ligaments. 



ICTERUS. Latin. (Name of a yellow 

 bird, which, if one see, being sick 

 of the yellow jaundice, the person 

 recovers, and the bird dies.) Sys- 

 tematic name of the Oriole. 



ILIACUS. Systematic name of a kind 

 of Thrush^ 



IMPENNIS. Latin, (formed from pen- 

 wa, a wing.) Systematic name of 

 the Penguins which have very short 

 wings. 



IMPERIALIS. Latin. Imperial, royal. 



INCUBATION. From the Latin, incu- 

 batio. The act of the female of 

 oviparous animals, in sitting and 

 remaining on her eggs for the pur- 

 pose of hatching them. 



INDIGENOUS. From the Latin, inde, 

 where, and genitvs, born. Applied 

 to the natives of a country ; also, 

 to animals that inhabit the c untry 

 where they are horn. 



iNGLuviEs.-Latin. The crop of a bird. 



INSECTIVOROUS. From the Latin, in- 

 secta, insects, and torare, to eat 

 Insect-eating. Animals that feed 

 on insects are insectivorous. 



INVERTEBRATE. Without vertebrae. 



IRIS. That part of the eye in which 

 the pupil is situate. 



IRIDES. Plural of Iris. 



ISLANDICUS. Latin. Belonging or 

 relating to Iceland. 



