GLOSSARY. 



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Char'acter, ?i. Any mntorial nttrihuto sus- 

 ceptible of (Icfiiiition (or usi' in (lc',sin|iti(in 

 aikI cliLssiKoatinii, Also, ii niuu of sncli iittri- 

 butes ; ns, of passcriiii' rhnnirlrr. 



Ciias'ma, h. Dcrussiilion of tlir optic nerve. 



f'lll'.KK, H. ()ilt.siile of liiisc (if lower JHW ; iilso, 

 tlie correapoiuliiiK region of upper J nw. Com- 

 pare (iKN.t; and Mai.au Hkhiun. Citi.) (The 

 term i-stlitfereiitly employeil liy various writers, 

 ami is at best not definite.) 



Clliv, n. Space between forks of lower jaw; 

 njipi'r throat. SccMkntI'M. (4(1.) 



C'lio'lioin, ». Vascular l)lack nienibrane of the 

 eye, Ixitween retina ami .selenitic. Chnroiil 

 plr.iun, a certain fold of the pin iim/i i; 



Ciivi.K, V. A certain intestinal lluid resultinj,' 

 from <lif;e.stioM. 



ClIVMK, )i. A certain )iroduct of inconiiiletod 

 digestion. 



CicAriili'll.A, II. Dark spot on tlie .surfact? of 

 a fecundateil yolk. See Vot.k. 



rii.'iArKi), It. liristly ; furnislu'il with bristles, 

 or small bristle-like feathers ; fringed. 



Cll.'lu.M, n.\ )>1. ciliii. Bristly or hair-like feath- 

 er, about the month and eyes especially. See 

 VimiissA and Skta. 



Pink'ukois, ((. Of an ashy color. 



C'liii I'M- (ill rniiijiofiiHiiii). Around ; about : 

 as, cirrii Hill nut, ciiriiiiinrhifii/, rircuinaiiral, 

 — around the anus, orbit, ear, etct. 



C'iRcrMi)i< 'riiiN, II. Movement of a limb by 

 which, if completed, a com' is descrilied. 



C'lRim'<"l-s, a. riifteil. 



Class, ii. Fundanu'ntal division of animal.s : 

 the f/ii.1.1 of Birds; the rlii.in .Ins. 



Cl.AssiFliA'riox, II. Systematic arrangement. 



Clav'hi.i;, II. Collar-bone. In birds, the two 

 clavicles usually unite to form the furciilum, 

 nierrv-thoufjht or wish-bone. 



Ci.avk 'ri.Aii, ((. I'crtainini; to the clavicles. 



Ci-AW, II. (1-21.) 



Cl.AW-.ioiNT, 11. (122.) See Ifllizns-YCIHI'M. 



Cmt'oius, II. Krectile venereal orjjan of the 

 female, homologue of the male penis, present 

 in some birds. 



Cloa'ca, n. Knlarged lower end of straight 

 gut, receiitacle of products of genito-urinary 

 .system and refuse of digestion. 



Clutch, n. Ne.st-complement of eggs. 



CsF.'.MlAL, a. Pertaining to the cms or .shin. 

 F'liuivalent to critrnl. 



Cnemid'h'm, 11. End of cms, naked in most 

 wading bird.s. 



Coc(vi;i:'ai,, n. Pertaining to the tail, espe- 

 cially to its bones ; synonymous with cniiiln/. 



Cof'i'V.x, II. Tin' tail, lus to its bones collec- 

 tively. Os coixi/ifi.i. Any oni' of the tail- 

 bones, or coccygeal vertcbi-.e. 



CociiM.KA, M. A certain portion of the inner car. 



('(K'iTM, II.; ]il. riiva. See C.WTM. 



Cui'liac, '(. Pertaining to certain of the ab- 

 dominal viscera. Little n.sed, excepting as 

 the name of e. certain artery, the cieliar, im/.s-. 



Coi'ti'.s, n. Sexual intercourse. 



Col'i.AR, n. Ring of color around neck. See 

 TouQi-Es. (.55.) 



Col'lum, 71. Neck ; part of body between and 

 connecting head and trunk. (47.) 



Colora'tiok, n. Coloring ; pattern or mode of 

 coloring, or the colors collectively. 



Coi.UMEi.'l.A, n. Hone or cartilage of the inner 

 ear of Sniirojinidii, answering to the .^lapct of 

 nnimmalia. 



CoMH, II. Kn'ct fleshy lengthwise process, or 

 caruncle, on top of head, as in the domestic 

 cock. 



Co.M.Mis'sriiAi, I'lXNT. l'<iint where thi' ap- 

 pos<'d edges of the mandililes meet and join ; 

 corner of the mouth. Kipiivalent to angle of 

 the mouth, itiiijiilii.i iiris. 



CoM'MissriiE, II. (I,at. ciiii ami iiiilln, to put 

 or lay together.) Line of closure of the two 

 njan<lil>les ; track or trace of their apposel 

 edges when the jaws are closed. Often ini- 

 ]iroperIy used to signify the n/ifiiiini lifhrrm 

 the mandibles ; luit this is ii/iirhini, nri.i, 

 <fii/ii; rirhi.s. ('iiiiiiiiissiiri' is the whole riiiin 

 oris, (mtline of the nioutli, when such outline 

 of up]ier and under jaw is made one in closure 

 of the mouth. 



CoMl'l.EX'fs, H. Name of a certain cervical 

 muscle. 



CoMl'liKssEti', (I. Narrowed sidewise ; higher 

 than wide. The opposite i>{ i/i/mssiil. 



Cn.Mi'iiEssEii' ('('//), a. Folded together, as in 

 the barnyard cock. == ('ninlii finiijircssn. 



CoNA'iiii'.M, II. Same as I'tNKAi, honv (which 

 see). 



Con'cAVK, ti. Hollowed, as the inner side of a 

 curved line or inner face of a curved surface. 

 Opposite of ciwr'M'. 



Con'dvi.i", n. Articular eminence of bone in 

 hingi'-joints. 



Ciin'hmi'.nt, II. Run together; grown together ; 

 coalesced. 



CoMitos'rUAl., ". Having a conical bill, like a 

 sparrow's. 



CoN.ii Ncri'VA, 71. Vascular mendir.ini' lining 

 till' cvelids and rellected over the front of the 

 eyeball. 



CoN'NArE, (T. Born or inoduced together; orig- 

 inally united ; joined from the beginning. 

 >'oiin/itioii is earlier ami more intimate or 

 complete union than fnnllitiiirr. 



CoNTisr'irv, 71. Part of a thing between its 

 ends in any way distinguished. 



(^oN'Tni-R I'eath'eus, 71. The general plumage 

 of perfect featlier.s, lying external and deter- 

 mining the superficial .shape of a bird. Dis- 

 tinguished from (hum friiljifrs. 



<'()ii'A((iii> (limie),n. Large stout bone connect- 

 ing shoulder with sternum. 



CnltlA'i Tors, a. Denoting integument of dense, 

 tcmgli, leathery texture. 



Co'iiifM, 77. Same as Cutis (which see). 



CoR'XKA, 11. Transparent ]K)rtion of the eye- 

 ball. 



Coii'NKor.s, 11. Horny. 



C(iR'xil'H-MK, (I. Tuft of feathers on head, 

 erected like a horn. 



('(ik'nc, 11. Horn. 



Coito'xA, 71. Top of he.-id. Kquivalent to cap 

 or pileua. Vertex is the highest point of 

 corona. 



Cor'oxate, n. Having coronal feathers length- 

 ened or otherwise distinguished. 



Cor'its, 17. Body, as a whole. 



CoR'ptTs Callo'sum, n. Mass of transverse 



