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Vermic'ulate. \ f 



Vermic'ulated. > Marked with irregular fine lines, like the tracks of small worms. 



Vermic'ulation. ) 



Ver'inifrom. Shaped like a worm ; as a woodpecker's tongue. 



Vermil ion. A very fine red color, lighter and less rosy than carmine, and not so 



pure or rich as scarlet 

 Ver'iial. Pertaining to spring. 



Vibris'sa Bristly or bristle-tipped feather about the mouth of a bird. 

 Viiia'ceous. A brownish pink, or delicate brownish-purple color, like wine-dregs; 



a soft delicate wine-colored pink or purple. 



et ' I A purplish-blue color, like the petals of a violet. 



Viola' ceous. ) 



Vis' ceral. Pertaining to the viscera. 



Vis'cus. Any interior organ of the body, but especially of the digestive system. 



The stomach is a viscus ; the intestines are viscera. 

 V-shaped. Having the form of the letter V. 



W. 



Wash'ed. As if overlaid with a thin layer of different color. 

 Wa'ved. Marked with narrow undulating lines of color. 

 "Web. The thin part or vane of a feather on either side of the shaft 

 Whis'kered. Having lengthened or bristly feathers on the cheeks. 



Z. 



Zone. A broad band of color, completely encircling the circumference of a body. 

 Zoolog'ical. Pertaining to zoology. 



Zool'ogy. Natural history of animals, of which ornithology is one department. 

 Zygodac'tyle. Yoke-toed ; having the toes in pairs, two before and two behind. 



