ORNITHOLOGY: GLOSSARY. 



123 



RETICULATED. In the form of the 

 meshes of a net ; made of net 

 work. 



RETRACTILE. Having the quality of 

 being drawn back. 



RHEA. Specific name of an Ostrich. 



RHYNCHOPS. From the Greek, rug- 

 chos, beak, a snout. The syste- 

 matic name of the skimmers. 



RODENTIA From the Latin, rodere. 

 to gnaw. The systematic name 

 of an order of mammals. 



ROITELET. French. Diminutive of 

 roi, a king. A Wren. 



RUBER. Latin. Red. 



RUBICOLA, Specific name of the 

 Stonechat. 



RUFUS. Latin. Reddish yellow. 



RUPICOLA. From the Latin, rupes, 

 (in the genitive, rupis,) a rock, 

 and colere, to inhabit. Generic 

 name of Cocks of the Rock. 



RUSTICA. Latin. Rustic ; belong- 

 ing to the country. 



RUSTICOLA. Specific name of the 

 Woodcock. 



SARCORAMPHUS. From the Greek, 

 sarx, (in the genitive, sarkos,") 

 flesh, and ramphe, knife : cutting 

 flesh like a knife. Generic name 

 of a kind of Vulture. 



SAXICOLA. From the Latin, saxus, 

 a rock, and colere, to inhabit. Sys- 

 tematic name of a genus of Warb- 

 lers. 



SCANSORI^E. Formed from the Latin, 

 scando, I climb. Systematic name 

 of the order of climbing birds. 



SCAPULA. The shoulder blade. 



SCAPULARS (Scapuluries) The feath- 

 ers that take their rise from the 

 shoulders, and cover the sides of 

 the back. 



SCOLOPAX. From the Greek, skolo- 

 pax, a Snipe. Generic name of 

 the Snipe. 



SCOPS. From the Greek, shops, an 

 Owl. The systematic name of an 

 Owl. 



SCUTELLATED (legs.) Formed from 

 the Latin, scutum, a shield. Having 

 the tarsi covered with scaly plates. 



SECONDARIES. Those quills that rise 

 from the second bones of the wing. 



SKDENTARV. Not migratory. 



SERPENTARIUS. Latin. Belonging or 

 relating to serpents. Specific name 

 of the Secretary or Serpent bird. 



SERRATED. From the Latin, serra, 

 a saw. Notched or toothed like a 

 saw. 



SITTA. From the Greek, sittd, I cry. 

 Generic name of the Nuthatches. 



SOMATERIA. Systematic name of the 

 Eider. 



STERNA. Systematic name of the 

 Terns or Sea Swallows. 



STERNUM. The breast bone. 



STRIX. Latin. An Owl. 



STRUTHIO. From the Greek, strou- 

 thion, an Ostrich. Systematic 

 name of the Ostrich. 



STURNUS. Latin. A Starling. 



STYLOID. From the Greek, stulos, a 

 style, a peg, a pin, and eidos, re- 

 semblance, shape. Shaped like a 

 peg or pin. 



SUBBUTEO. From the Latin, sub, un- 

 der, next, after, and buteo, a kind 

 of Hawk. Specific name of a 

 Falcon. 



SUBM AXILLARY From the Latin, sub, 

 under, and maxilla, jaw. That 

 which is beneath the jaw. 



SULA. From the Greek, sula, plun- 

 der, booty. Generic name of the 

 Boobies. 



SYLVIA. Generic name of certain 

 Warblers. 



SYNDACTYLJE. From the Greek, sun, 

 together, and daktulos, toe,- Hav- 

 ing the toes joined. Systematic 

 name of a family of passerine 

 birds. 



SYRNIUM. From the Greek, surnion. 

 an owl. Systematic name of the 

 Hooting Owls. 



TACHYpETES.-From the Greek, tachua 

 swift, and petomai, to fly. Syste- 

 matic name of the Frigate bird. 



TALON. The claw of a bird of prey. 



TANAGKA. Systematic name of the 

 Tanagers. 



TARDA. Latin. Slow, tardy. 



TARSI. Plural of tarsus. 



