GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS USED IN 

 DESCRIPTIVE ORNITHOLOGY. 



Indudimj a number o/promncnt Anntomkal and rin/swlngical Terms. 

 (ri!i;i'Aiii:i) nv Da. Corivs.) 



ADDd'MEN or Ab'domex, )(.. Belly ; part of 

 gastrffium ))etween steriiuiii and anus. (03 ) 



Abdom'ixai,, «. Purtiiining to tlic bcllv 



Abdl'c'tio.v, h. Act of canyiiij,' a iinil, away 

 Irom tlie axis of the body. Oppuscd to nd- 

 duclwn. Musides so ai^tinf,' are KbiliiHnrs. 



Aniiit'RANT, a. Deviating from ordinary char- 

 actor. 



Al)Nou'.MAl„ a. Of liighly unusual, c.xtraor- 

 dinary character ; deformed ; monstrous. 



Abor'tivk, a. Suiipressi'd ; remaining or l)e- 

 coming imperfect. The nostrils of tlie cormo- 

 rant are abortive. 



AcAR'iDKs, n. pi. Certain external parasites 



AcLip'i rniNK, a. Hawk-like ; belonging to Ac- 

 ci/)ilrcs. ° 



Accumatiza'tion, n. Naturalization, with 

 reteienc(; to the etl'ect of a new country ution 

 the economy. 

 AcErAB'i-t,i:M, n. Pelvic cavity for reception 



ol head of femur. 

 AciiiL'Ms (tcndt)), H. Tendon of principal ex- 

 tensor muscle of foot. I 

 Acic'iTLAit, as. Needle-shaped; .sharp and verv 



slender. 

 AoRdDAc'rvn-M, H. Top of toes collectively 



(117.) (Little used.) 

 Acuo'.MMX, n. Process of the scapula. 

 AtRopo'i>UTM, „, Entire upper surface of foot. 



(II a.) (Little used.) 

 A(;RorAR'siL'.M, n. Front of tarsus, correisimnd- 

 ing to the human instep. (104.) (Little used). 

 Acu'MIXATE, a. Taimring gradually to a point. 

 Acute', a. Sharp-pointed. 

 Ad- {ill. composilion). To ; towards. 

 Adduc'tion, n. Act of drawing a limb toward 

 axis of body. Mus.de^ so acting are adduc- 

 tors. Compare Abductiox. 

 Ad'enoid, a. Glandular ; glandiform. 

 Ad'ipose (tissue), a. for n. Cellular tissue hohl- 



ing fat in special vesicles. 

 Adoles'cesce, »,. Youth. 

 Ame'nal (body), a. for n. A .small organ cap- 

 ping the kidney. ' : 



Am-i.T', a. or 11. Grown to full size ; mature 



/KKirilocNATll'or.s a. Having tlie palate 

 bones disposeil as in a sparrow or other iias- 

 .scrine bird. 



Ai-'i T.UKNT, a. Bringing to or towards. Op- 

 Jiosed to cftcirnt. 



Al-KiNKii', II. Ji)ined or n-Iated by alllnity. 



AKhlN'irv, II. (.tiiality of .lirect relalion ;" con- 

 lormity ; agreement. Mc.rphologii'al atlinili, 

 imiilies rclati.mshi]) by gcn.'tie descent '; telc- 

 ological iijfiiiil;/ cannot l)e iiroin'rly predi- 

 cated. • I J I 



Al-'TKii-sKAn-, n. Scape or stem of the sup- 

 plemcntary plume springing from many feath- 

 ers, or, oltener, suih plume it.self. 

 Ai.'.v, ».. ; pi. ,il,K. Wing; the anterior limb of 



birds. (/;i.) 

 A'r.AR, (I. Pertaining to the wings. 

 Ai.AT'r.s, a. Winged. 



Al'uini.sm, )(. State of whiteness, complete or 

 jiiirtial, resulting from dehciencv or entire 

 lack of ingment in the skin and its appen.la.'es 

 Albi'.so, II. An animal allected with albinism. 

 .Ai.niNoT'ic, ft. Atlected with albinism. 

 Ai.m:'.MEN, >,.. Transparent glairy fluid of which 



wbil(i ol egg mainly consists. 

 Ai,iir'Mi\(,L-,s, re. Containing or consisting of 



nioumen. 

 Al.iMKN'TARV, n. Pertaining to the digestive 



organs or nutritive fuiii'tion. 

 Alisimik'noii), „. " Wing," or expanded pa.t of 



sphenoid bone. 

 Al.l.ANio'i.s, II. A certain organ of the embryo. 

 .^1. l.F.x, w. .Same as Hai.i.I'x (which seci ' 

 Ai/ti;kes ». pi. Bini.s ,,.,,,,.,1 ,„ the nest and 



fed by the parents. 

 Ar.TRi. 'lAi,, a. Having the nature of Allrices. 

 AL'n.A, 11. Literally, little wing. The bas- 

 tard wing, composed of the feathers that are 

 set on the so-called thumb. 

 .\L'L'r.An, a. Pertaining to the bastard wing. 

 ALVE'oLl-s, n. Socket, particulaHy of a tooth 

 Ai.'viN-E, a. Pertiiining to the lower belly (said 



chiefly of intestinal discharges). 

 A.M'BrLATO!iv, a. Same as Gradiext (which 

 see). 



