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VERTEBRATA. Animals that possess 

 vertebrae. The first branch of the 

 Animal kingdom. 



VERTEBRATE. Having vertebrae. 



VESTIBULE From the Latin, vetti- 

 bulum, vestibule. A room at the 

 entrance of an edifice, which only 

 serves as a passage to other apart- 

 ments. The first part of the second 

 cavity of the ear is so called. 



VIBRISS^E. Hairs that stand forward 

 like feelers; in some birds they 

 are slender, as in Fly-catchers, 8tc. 

 and point both upwards and down- 

 wards, from both the upper and 

 under sides of the mouth. 



VIRGINIANA. ) Latin. Belonging 



VIRGINIANUS. to Virginia. 



VISCERA. The plural of viscus. 



Viscus. Any bowel or cntrail, or in- 

 ternal part,"as the heart, liver lungs, 

 pancreas, &c. 



VISCIVORUS. Systematic name of a 



Thrush. 

 VOCIFERUS. Latin. Vociferous, noisy, 



crowing. 



VULTUR. Latin. A Vulture. 

 VULTURINUS. Latin. Belonging or 



relating to a Vulture. 

 WATTLE The loose, red flesh that 



hangs below a Cock's bill. 

 YUNX. From the Greek, xunx, the 



Wryneck. Generic name of the 



Wrynecks. 

 ZOOLOGICAL. Belonging or relating 



to Zoology. 

 ZOOLOGY From the Greek, zoon, an 



animal and lugos, a discourse. That 



part of natural history which treats 



of animals. 

 ZYGODACTYL^E. From the Greek, 



zugos, a balance, and daktulos, a 



toe. Systematic name of the order 



of Climbers. 



FINIS. 



