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GLOSSARY. 



white fibres, ronncctiiig the eerebrnl hemi- 



s|ili>'irs ; wanting in liint.s. 

 Cou'TIiAl., n. Kxteinnl, us o|))x>se(l to medul- 



Ian/, 

 Cds'iAl., a. Pertaining to the rilw. 

 I'iistik'kiuh's, (t. Kib-bearing, as tlie dorsal 



vertebnu. 

 Cot'yi.k, It. Same as AfKTAitfi.uM. 

 Cox'a, h. Hip. 



( 'ha'niai,, a. Pertaining to the skull. 

 ('iiA'.Mi^M, n. SknII. 



(HKsT, j It. Any lengthened featliers of top 

 Cui.'s'ta, ( or sides of lieud. 

 ('KMi'KIKoHM, a. Sieve-like. 

 C'lM'coii), a. Name of u certain larj-ngcal car- 

 tilage. 

 I'ms'sHM, n. ProiKM'ly, the under tail-coverts 



collectively. Oltener nsed to designate the 



cirounianal ])lninage. (titi.) 

 Clid'rAi'llYTE {(irpraiiiimi). A concavity on the 



outside of the .sknll on each .side behind, tilled 



with inusch' ; temporal fo.ssa. 

 CnowN, w. Pileiis; top of head, csiiocinlly the 



vertex. 

 ('Rf'ciAi,, )a. In the shape of a cross. The 

 C'lU'iii'ouM, \ irucu'l list is 



tally conclusive. 

 Ciiru!n'us, 7(. Name of a certain muscle of the 



thigh. 

 Clii'MiAL, a. Pertaining to the cms, or shin. 

 t'Kl'S, H. The shin ; segment of the leg be- 

 tween the thigh and ankle, represented by 



the tibia. 

 riiY.s'rAi,LiNK (lens), a. See Lkss. 

 Cu'niT, It. The forearm. 

 Ci'ditai,, a. Pertaining to the forearm. 



one expeninen- 



bag " ; closed 



f'f'cn.LATK, a. Hooded 



CfL-DE-sAc, «.. "Bottom of a 

 end of a cavity. 



C'ri.'.MKN, II. Itidgo of upper mandible ; highest 

 median lengthwise line of the bill. (20.) 



rui.'.MiSAi,, <i. Pertaining to the culmen. 



f'fi.ruiKns'ruAi., a. Having the bill shaped 

 like a heron's. 



Ci'N'kate, ) a. Wedge-shaped. A cuneate 



CrN'EIFOit.M, \ tail has the middle feathers 

 longest, the rest succe.ssively regularly short- 

 ened. 



rvN'ElFORM (hone), n. One of the wrist-bones. 



Cur.so'kiai,, a. Running ; pertaining or be- 

 longing to an obsolete group, Ciirsores or 

 ninners. 



Pointed as a spear-head. 

 Pertaining to the .skin. Same 



rr.s'riDATE, a. 

 CuTA'.NEor.s, a 



as dcrvKiL 

 C't-'Tlci.E, n. 



Scarf-skin ; 



o\iteiTnost layer of 

 skin, which continually exfoliates. 



Cu'tis, n. Skin; thetnie skin, as distin- 

 guished from cuticle and subcutaneous tis- 

 sue. Corium and (lermn are synonymous. 



Cyst, n. Sac holding pathological pioducts. 



Dac'tyi,, n. Finger or toe. Equivalent to digit. 

 Dactyi.othe'ca, n. Covering of the toes. 

 Dasyp.f.'dic, a. Synonymous with jUilopxdic. 

 DEriD'rous, n. Temjiorary ; falling early. 

 The doi-sal plumes of the egret are deciduous. 



DEcoMmsEl)', a. Separate; standing apart. 



A i/fCDinpnsrd crest has the feathers standing 



away from each other. 

 I)K(iM'nENT, n. Lying or hanging downward. 

 Deci'uvei)', ". (iradually curved downward. 



( )pposed to recurved. 

 nEcr.s'sATE, a. (.'rossj'd ; intersected. 

 Dkeeca'tupn, 71. Act of discharging the con- 

 tents of the cloaca. 

 I)K(il.i,-n'Tl(iN, ». Act of swallowing. 

 Dl'-rEi'rioN, 71. Sanu' as defecation. Also, the 



matters so di.schargeil. 

 I)ei.'T(pii), (I. Triangular. A muscle over the 



shoulder is .so named. 

 Dr.Ml- (in composition). Half; same as semi-. 

 Uen'iahy, n. An epithet of the foremost elc- 



nuMit of the com|H)und manilibular bone. 

 IlE.N'rATE, j a. Toothed ; notched as if 



DENTIc'fl.ATE, \ toothed. 

 Dentio'ekoi-.s, ft. Hearing teeth. The Ich- 



t/iifoniis, Apalomis, and Odontopleryx {!) are 



denti()en»is birds. 

 DENriiios'riiAl., n. Having the bill notched as 



if toothed. Belonging to a certain obsolete 



order, Ihntiroslres. 

 nENTl'riiiN, 71. Act of cutting teeth. 

 Demda'tion, 71. State of nakedness; act of 



laying bare. 

 Dem.'dei), rt. Naked; laid bare. 

 1)EiU!'.SI'M. Below. 



DeI'I.U'.MATE, ) „ p f .1 /i \ 



I)EIM,U.MA'-ns, 1 "• »"•■<■ '>ff"«tl«"'-«- (*•) 



Dei'HEsseh', a. Flattened vertically. Oppo- 

 site of compressed. 



Deisa.'im, 71. Bottom or lower part of the 

 neck. (Little used.) 



Dek'.mal, a. Pertaining to the skin ; made of 

 skin ; cutaneous. 



Deu'.mai, Ai'i'EN'DACiE. Any outgrowth from 

 the skin. 



DEHTUdTiiE'cA, a. Covcriug of end of bill. 



Dek'tri'.m, 71. Knd of maxilla, in any way dis- 

 tinguished. (21.) 



Desmoonath'ous, a. Having the palate bones 

 united. 



Des'.moid, a. Ligamentous. 



Desqi-ama'tiox, n. Peeling off. 



Dex'tuap, «. Toward the right side. 



Dex'trai., u. Of or on the right side. 



Dl- (/7i composition). Twice ; double. 



PlAfiNo'si.s, 71. Distinctive knowledge. Also 

 characterization, or a brief, jirecise, and exclu- 

 .sively pertinent delinition. Diniptosis is nearly 

 .synonymous in this sen.se with definition; both 

 dill'er from description in omitting non-essen- 

 tial imrticulars ; but definition niay include 

 jioints equally applicable to some other object. 



DiA(iX()s'ric, a. Distinctively and exclusively 

 characteristic. Feathers arc diagnostic of 

 birds. 



DrAi'il'ANOf,s, a. Transparent. 



Di'aviiragm, n. Midritf; nuusculo-tendinous 

 jiartition between thorax and abdomen, rudi- 

 mentary or wanting in birds. 



Diapiiracmat'ic, a. Pertaining to the dia- 

 phragm. 



Diapoph'ysis, 7t. Transverse process of a ver- 

 tebra. 



Diarthro'sis, n. Movable articulation of 

 bones in general. 



