GLOSSARY. 



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Ar'Kici.K, n. The external enr ; wantiiij; or 

 imperl'ect in birds. Also, ciivity (rlf,'lit ami 

 left) of tlif heart reccivint^ Mooil from the 

 system inul liinf,'s ; also ealled iilriinn, 



Auuic'i'LAUs, n. pi. IVculiar feathers nvcrly- 

 iiiR the ear-n|H'iiiiig. 



ArTocii'riioxoiH, a. ln<iif;enons. 



Auriic'KXors, a. I,iterally, self-prodiieiiif;. 

 In homology, developing from distiiiet and 

 independent eentres. Opposed to cj'dfjcixnii. 



Af'rni'sv, n. Personal obst'rvation or exami- 

 luition. 



Autop'ticai., a. Personally inspeeted. 



AlvruM'NAi, Pl-fM'AiiE. Tliat ensning from the 

 first monlt, if anv, or prior to the spring 

 moult, from whic)i it is dill'erent in many 

 birds. 



A'viAitv, 11. Plaec where birds are kept cap- 

 tive. 



Avic'l'i.a, n. Little bird; hence, nestling, 

 fledgling, or any nngrown bird. 



Avicfi.'llMiE, n. Care of birds. 



A'vis, H.; pi. (iiv.i. Hird. 



Axii.'i.A, u. Armpit ; hollow beneath the 

 shoulder. (78.) 



Ax'lLl.Ali or Ax'ti.i-Ai!Y, a. Pertaining to the 

 armpit. 



Ax'll.i.AltlEs, H. pi- Lengthened or other\?ise 

 distingnlslK^l feathers growing from the axil- 

 lary region. (HI.) 



Ax'is, n. Seeond lervieal vertebra. Also, an 



imaginary line pas.^ing along the middle of 



>iy one of the three mutually ]>erpemlieular 



planes of the body, the longitudinal, vertical, 



and transverse. Also, a pivot. 



A'zvoos, a. Single, in the sense of not paired. 



B. 



Back, «. Upper surface of body projier, cor- 

 res|)onding to dorsal and sacral vertebrie. In- 

 cludes Inti'.rsl'apimum and Teucum (which 

 see), (ill.) 



Back of Ne(.'K. Cervical region. Includes 

 Ni.'CiiA and Ckuvix (which see). Eiiuivalent 

 to hind-neck. (48.) 



Back of Tau'sus. Hinder edge and hiiuler 

 half, on each side, of tar.su.s. See PtAxrA. 

 Ilomologically the sole. (lOfi.) 



Band or Bau. Any cro.sswise color-mark, trans- 

 ver.se to long axis of the body. 



B.wii'En or Bauuf.d, a. Marked crosswi.se. 



Baiiii, 11. Any one of the lamina; composing 

 the vane of a feather. 



Bai'.'ba, n. Beard. Lengthened or otherwise 

 distinguished feathers of chin or throat. 



Bakrai'i-s, II. Bearded. 



Bak'huel, n. Barb of a barbule, not hooked. 

 Com|mre Hami'm:s. 



Bah'bule, n. Barb of a barb. (148.) 



Ba'sal, a. Pertaining to the base ; situate at 

 the base. 



K\'i- 1 "■ Button! ; root; origin. 



B.\sihy'oid, 71. Central tongue-bone. 



Ba.siciccip'ital, n. Basal element of the oc- 

 cipital bone ; centrum of hindermost cranial 

 vertebra. 



Basipter'ycoid, 71. A boss or protuberance 



of the base of the s)<heiioid bone, often mova- 

 biy abutting against the pterygoid bone. 



Basispiii/noii), II. Basal element of s))henoid 

 bone ; centrum of .second cranial vertebra. 



Beak, n. Bill. See li(isTi;tM. ^9.) 



Bki.'i.y, n. Sec .XniHiMKN. (»):'•.) 



Belt, n. Bar or band of color more or less 

 completely encircling the body. 



Bi.Ni) (IK \Vis(j. Angle or ))roniinence formed 

 at carpus in the folded wing. 



Br.v'Ei.i.Kli, rt. Having two plane surfaces 

 meeting obli(piely. 



Bl'.v'v, n. Flock of quail. 



Ill- (in f()i)i/)iisiliuii). Twice ; double. 



Bini.ioc.'uAriiY, ii. History or other account 

 of the literature of the .subject. 



Bl'cEi'.s, n. Principal flexor muscle of fore- 

 arm. 



Bl'.SAUY, n. Double, in sense of compounded 

 of two. 



Bi.so'miai,, a. Of two terms. Also, noting a 

 .system of nomenclature in which each oliji'ct 

 has two nanv's, generic and specilic. This is 

 thi^ generally aih)pted system at present. 



Blol-'ociY, ;(. The study of living beings, as to 

 the laws and results of organization. It is 

 more comprehensive than physiology. 



Bidtax'y, (I. K(|uivalent to taxonomy. 



Biven'teI!, )i. Name of a double-bellied muscle 

 of the neck. 



Bi.as'tiiI)E1!.m, n. Superficies of the early cm- 

 liryo. 

 , lUiAr-snArr.i) {I'lil), n. Having plane of each 

 sidi' of tail meeting tlie other obli(|U(dy, 

 making a re-entiancc above and keel below. 



Boot, II. The tarsal envelopi! when entire. 



lii)i)T'El) (Itirsiis), II. Having the tarsal enve- 

 lope entire, i. e. umlivided in most or all of 

 its extent, by fusion of the usual scales or 

 jilatcs. (HI.) 



Bd'liEAl., (I. Northern. 



BiLSS, n. Stud ; knob ; protuberance ; short 

 stout process. 



BiiAcii'iAi,, (I. Pertaining to the wing. 



Bl!A(ilYi''rEltoi!s, a. Short-winged. 



BiiAciiVf'liOf.s, ((. Short-tailed. 



BliEA.sT, II. (()'2.) See PEUTf.s. 



Bnis'TLE, It. Small stilf hair-like feather, es- 

 pecially about the mouth or eyes. Compare 

 ViimissA. 



Bron'cihai., a. Pertaining to the bronchi. 



Bitos'ciius, n. ; pi. bronchi. Fork or branch 

 of the windpipe below, leading to either lung. 



Birc'cAL, a. Pertaining to the cheeks inter- 

 nally. 



Buff, Bi-ffy ; a. Pale brownish-yellow ; color 

 of yellow buckskin. 



CAPu'cors, a. Falling off cirly. 



(\e'cal, a. Pertaining to the eiEca. 



C.t:'cf.M, «. ; pi. caw. (Pronounced .src'citm.) 

 Intestinal cul-de-sac at junction of smaller 

 and larger intestines, usually present paired 

 in birds ; sometimes a foot long. (.\l.so writ- 

 ten ciKciiin, ccem.) 



Cal'amls, n. Quill ; the dry, hard, horny 

 puition of the stem of a feather below the 



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