538 



GLOSSARY. 



wpI), hollow or finrtly pithy, and translucent. 

 Calamus + rlindiis = sciipus. (Mii.) 



Calca'skal, ((. I'fitaiiiiiiK to the bai^k n[(]M'r 

 jKtrtion of the taiso-im'tatai-siis (tuimis ol' or- 

 dinary lanpuaj^c). 



Calca'skim, ji. Heel ; Iwi'k upp(!r part of 

 tarso-nii'tatarmis. Sanii! aste/M.i. (107.) Oiio 

 of the tiliial condyles is l>y .some regarded as 

 the honiolopie of the calcaneuni. 



C'ai.'cau, n. Spur; sharp iiorn-covered hone 

 cored process on thcshauK of many liirds ; a I 

 Biiiiilar horny |iroc^ess on the nietacarjial boin . 



Calcakat'i's, n. Spurivd. 



C'AUA'uK.tif.s, II. Chalky. A cormorant's egg 

 is covered with ailaiirous substance. 



CAU'lK'ir, II. Calcifying ; an e])ithet of that 

 portion of the oviduct where the egg-shell is 

 formed. 



Camu'ula, n. Same a.s Hoot (which .see). 



Cai.'i.ks, )i. New lK)iiy matter joining a fraetur(^ 



CAl.viTK'ltiA, H. pi. Tail-coverts; the snuiUer 

 leathers underlying or overlying the base of 

 the tail. (Little used.) See ClllssUM and 

 Tkctiiu'Es ('Ain.K. (71.) 



Ca'i.vx, 91. I'edicellatcd ovarian eajisule of two 

 membranes with lax ti.ssue an<l ve.s.sels, rup- 

 turing at a ]poiiit called the .stiijma to dis- 

 charge the ovum, then collapsing and Wom- 

 ing absorbed. 



Cami'TIc'imim, n. Front and ater border of 

 wing as far as the boue e.\tends. (Little 

 u.sed.) (Ur..) 



Canamc'imm, h. Little groove. 



Can'ckm.atku, ((. Denoting bony network. 



Can'tiii'.x, 11.; |)1. onillii. Comer of eye 

 where the lids meet ; commis.sural ))iiint of 

 eyelids, t'linlhi are anterior and posterior. 



Cai", h. Pll.Kls (which sec). CM.) 



Cai''ii.i.aiiy, II. or n. Of hair-like slcnderness. 

 The .snialle.st bloodvessels are the cajiillarics. 



CAi'i.s'riiATK, a. Hooded or cowli'd. 



Capis'i'IU'M, ». Hood or cowl ; fiont of head 

 all around bill. (38.) 



Cat'itate, a. Said of a feather having en- 

 larged extremity. 



CAPll'ri.uxi, 7!. Head of a rib. 



C'AP'sn.An, a. Denoting certain ligaments that 

 completely invest a joint. 



Ca'pitt, n. ; gen. aipilis, \i[. capita. Head. 

 (9, 29.) 



Cau'diac, a. Pertaining to the heart. 



Caki'na, ». Keel; under ridge, a.s if a keel. 



Cau'ixate, a. Keeled ; ridged beneath as if 

 keided ; liaving a keel, as the sternum of most 

 birds. 



Car'inate (birch), n. Those possessing a keeled 

 sternum ; th(> grouji Cariun/a: as contrasted 

 with J'atiliv. 



Cau'.nkoi's, a. Fleshy. 



CAItNlv'oitois, a. Flesh-eating. 



Cakot'iI) (iirli-nj), a. for n. The jirincipal blood- 

 ves.s(d of the ni'ck, single in most birds, .some- 

 times ]iaired as in nutmmalia. 



Cah'pai,, a. Pertaining to the wri.st. 



Cah'i'ai. An'ci.k, )(. Prominence formed at the 

 wrist-joint when the wing is closed. It is 

 practically an important point regionally, 

 since the universally used nu'asurement, 

 "length of wing," is from this |ioint to the 

 end of the longest ciuill. 



CAii'ptTs, n. The wrist; especially its bones. 



CAU'iii.AGt:, n. A whitish, iiard, and solid, but 

 elastic, llexible, and solldile, substance of the 

 body, permanent, or becoming osseous by de- 

 position of bone-earth. H occurs in the 

 windpipe, in many joints, and elsewhere. 



CAitrii.Ad'i.Nofs, ft. Like, containing, or con- 

 sisting of, cartilage. 



Caii'i;sii.k, ». Small fleshy excrescence, par- 

 ticularly about the head, usually naked, and 

 wrinkled, warty, or brightly colored. 



CAUrN'fri.ATE, ". Having caruncles. 



Cai'da, ?i. The tail. (ti!t.) In descriptive 

 ornithology, generally oidy the tail-feathci's 

 are meant. ''(((/(/« /id (•/(•m/«W.« = I5oai-sii A PKD 

 Tail (which sec). 



('Af'liAli. Harkwards ; toward the tail. 



Cau'dai., a. Pertaining to the tail; as, caudal 

 vcrti'bra', or c(»»rf(»/extrennty ; but we hardly 

 say caiiilii/ feathers. 



Cem., ji. Any closed sac containing fluid or 

 other .substance. 



( 'Kl.'l.c l.A li, a. Having cells ; compo.sed of cells. 



CK.N'riiK OK (iiiAv'iTY, H. Point of a body about 

 which the wlude is balanced, and which, if 

 siijiporti'd, supports the whole. In a tlyiug 

 bird the centre of gravity is below the mid- 

 dle of the body, so that the bird is naturally 

 ballasted. 



('Ks'Tltr.M, 71. ; pi. centra. Body of a vertebra. 



Cki'Ii'ai.ai). Forwards; towards the head. 



Ckpiiai.'ic, a. Pertaining to the head. 



Cki'Hai.o-cku'cai, ((M'/.v), a. Denoting the long 

 axis of the IhhI v. 



Cl'.'ltA, j li. 



CKliK. ' 



Fleshy, cutaneous or niembra- 



MiK, > nous, often feathered, I'overing of 



( 'Klio'.MA, ) ba.se of bill of many birds, as jiar- 

 rots, hawk.s, and owls ; ditl'ering thus in texture 

 from the rest of tlu; rhiiuiphuthcca, and usu- 

 ally also showing an evident line of demarca- 

 tion. When present, the nostrils are always 

 jiicrced in its .substance, — at least at its edge. 



Ceiiatohy'al, n. A jiortion of the "horn" of 

 the hyoid bone. 



Cek'cai., a. Pertaining to the tail. (Little 

 used. ) 



CF.Iil'.lU'.l.'l.Alt, a. Pertaining to the cerebellum. 



Cekehki.'lim, n. Little brain ; the hinder, 

 lower, smalli.'r nniss of the brain, in birds 

 striate tran.sversely. 



('Ku'EnitAi,, a. Pertaining to the brain. 



CEli'Kimo-sPixAl. («j/.v 111' cii/inim). The whole 

 neural axi.s, or column of nerve-.substance en- 

 closed in the spinal canal and cranium. 



CEn'EnitrM, n. Brain jirojier, or larger brain, 

 as distinguished from the cerebellum. 



Cep.i'men, n. Ear-wax. 



Ceu'vicAL, a. Pertaining to the hind-neck; 

 as, a ecrcieal collar. Al,so, pertaining to the 

 whole ncc'k ; as, rerrieal vertebra;. 



Ceu'vix, ». Hind-neck ; from occiput to in- 

 tcrscapulinni, including najie and scrulf. (48). 



ClIAI.A/i'.K, n. pi. Twisted filaments of con- 

 dcn.sed albumeii forming a thread at each l>ole 

 of the yolk, steadying it by attjichmeut to the 

 lining membrane of tlie egg, and balancing it 

 in such manner that the " tread " stays up- 

 permost. 



Chai.azif'kkous, a. Denoting the layers of 

 condensed albumen which form the chalaza'. 



