OLOSSARY. 



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Dias'tasis, j (I. A separation of bones, pnr- 

 Dias'tema, j tii'iilarly the crnniiil ones, (ir of 



ti'i'tli, from cnrli ntlirr. 

 DlAs'roi.E, n. Dilatntion of tlie heiirt, altnr- 



niitinR with tiie ni/sloli; or cimtriiction, occii- 



sioiiin^ inilsution. 

 Diciiht'omoi'h, a. Divided into ]iiiir.s. 

 Dkiiiio.MATIC, a. Of two colors, us tlie " red " 



and ",i;riiy " ))laniHges of Srii/iii anio. 

 DlUAc'TM.ni's, a. T\vo-toe<l, iis tlio ostridi. 

 DiciAs'ruic, It. Doulile-lieilied ; name of a 



certain muscle. 

 DliilT'lOKAIiK, II. Walking on tlie toes. ()|i- 



posed to jiliintiijraik. 

 DinnvH, n,; it\. diijiti. Digit. Finger or toe. 



(110.) 

 DiMoiii'lllc, a. Of two forms. 

 DllM.o'li, H. Light spongy network of hone be- 

 tween inner and outer surface of tlie skull. 

 Disc (ir Disk, h. Set of radiating feathers of 



peculiar shape or texture around the eye of 



owls. 

 DissEi'iMF.s'ri-.M Xau'ii'M, n. Same lus .icp- 



turn iiariitm, which see. 

 Dls'iAl), a. Toward an extremity. 

 Dis'tai,, a. Iteniote ; situate at or near an ex- 

 tremity ; ojipo.sed to pnu'iiiui/. 

 Dls'riiliocs, '(. Two-rowed ; s[iread apart on 



either side of a middle line, as the hair.s of a 



.sciuirrel's tail, or tlie tail-feathers of the Ar- 



chifoplerij.r,. 

 Ditok'ol's, II. Producing but two eggs, as the 



pigeon and hnmniing-liiid. 

 Dirii'xAi., a. Pertaining to the daytime. 

 DivAii'ic.vTE, a. Uranching olf; spreading 



apart ; cniving away. 

 Drvi'.RTi<'i!i,UM, n. An otTshoot of the small 



intestine. 



Toward the back. Opposite of 



Doii'sAI), a. 



renlrad. 



Dok'sal, a. 



DoR'si'M, n. 



Pertaining to the hack. 

 Piack ; upper surface of trunk 

 from neck to rump. (.j7.) 



Down, n. Small soft feathers of plumulaceous 

 structure, generally growing about the roots 

 of phtnue, and concealed by them. See 

 Plumuls. 



Down'v, a. Of plumulaceous structure. A 

 part of the plumage is of down-feathers, nnil 

 the bases of the contour feathers usually also 

 are of downy structure. 



Duct, u. Any tube for conveyance of an ani- 

 mal product ; as oviduct, sperm-(/«e?, lachry- 

 mal dud. 



Duod'knai, a. Pertaining to the duodenum. 



Dcud'esitm, n. A short jiortion of the n]iper 

 intestine next to the gizzanl, receiving the 

 pancreatic and hepatic .secretions. 



Du'ka Ma'pek, h. Outer nieniliranous invest- 

 ment of the bruin. 



Dusk'y, a. Of any undefined dark color. 



E. 



Eared, a. Having lengthened or highly col- 

 ored auricular or other feathers on the side of 

 the head. Eared grebe ; \ang-C(ircd owl. 



Ec'DYSis, n. Moult ; the shedding and renewal 

 of plumage. 



KniN'oMY (also written (rcmwinii), n. Physical 

 or tihysiologiciil dis|)osili()u. (laterally, ivgu- 

 lation of a liouseholil. ) 



Ki'To- (ill i-oiii/ioniliiiii). Outer. 



K<TiiZo'nN', II. Kxternnl parasite, as a louse ; 

 siinu! as I'/iixitiiii. (^ppo^cd to i'hIikii^'hi. 



KnuN'rATK, / It. Toiillilcss, as nearly all 



Kiik.n'tii.iiits, \ birds are. 



KllOE (IK WiMi. (!».'>.) .See ('AMlTKllir.M. 



Kk'ki'.kk.st, (». Conveying outward or away; 

 opposeil to iilTiri'iil. 



Ki.'k.mkni', II. .\ simple ultimate conslitnent 

 part of a compound oigaii. The cintrum is 

 an iliiiifiU of a vertebra. 



Kl,'i;VATKri, ((. Said i>f the hinil toe when iu- 

 ■serteil above the level of the others. 



Kl.iix'iiAri:, '/. Leugtln'Mi'd beyond usual ratio. 



KMAli'dlNATi:, ". Notched at the end ; slightly 

 forked, espei'ially in ciuse of a tail so slia[ied ; 

 also notched, or abruptly narniwed along the 

 edge, in its continuity, ius the border of many 

 a wing-ipiill. 



K.MlKisitiiNT, II. State of perfect health, as in- 

 dicated by condition of fatness not amounting 

 to eor))nlcnci' or obesity. 



KM'niiVD, II. Keenndated gi'iin or rucliuieiif of 

 an animal ; .said of a birii until hatched, and 

 therefor(^ eorres]ionding to fiftiis in mammal- 

 ogy. 



K.Miiitvoi.'ocv, II. .Seicni'c ,ir study of the de- 

 veliipmeiit of animals liel'ore birth or hatching. 



JvMiiUVos'ii', ". I'ertaining to an eiiiluyo; be- 

 ing an embryo ; unt yet Imtelied. 



Ena.m'ki,, n. The lianl white substance cover- 

 ing tli(^ teeth. 



KNAnriiuo'sis, )(. liall-and-.soeket joint. 



EscErii'Ai.os, II. Contents of the cranium, 

 especially the brain. 



Endiicak'uium, II. Lining membrane of the 

 heart. 



ENDoii'Esors, n. 01 internal growth or forma- 

 tion ; intcrstitially deposited, (.'oniparc! au- 

 fnijrniiu.i. Opposed \i) I'l'ittji' units. 



Endoskei.'eton", It. The skeleton proper, or 

 skeleton as eomnionly nndci-stood ; the inner 

 bony framework of the body. (I'sed in dis- 

 tinction from f.vodrlc/im or dcnnoskrlcton, 

 such as some animals possess.) 



Knti'.u'H', a. Belonging or relating to the in- 

 testines; intestinal. 



Ksro- (//(, finiipo-titiun). Inner. 



Ei'KNcki'ii'alon, n. Hindmost segment of the 

 brain. 



El'I- (ill compn.iifion). On ; ujion ; over. Op- 

 posed to Itjipi)-. 



Ei'ihEit'.Mis, It. Cuticle or .scarf-skin. 



El'imii'VMls, n. An associate organ of the tes- 

 tis, in bjiils a]>pareiitly a remnant of the pri- 

 mordial kidney. 



P^l'IiiAs'ritirM, It. Pit of stoniach ; upper belly, 

 next to breast. (.\ region not well distin- 

 guished in birds. The term is scarcely used.) 

 («4.) 



Ei'IGLot'tis, n. (Jristly flap on to]) of wind- 

 pipe, rudimentary or wanting in birds. 



Ei'KiNATH'or.s, It. Hook-billed. 



EnoT'ir, a. for ». A certain clement of the 

 auditory capsule. 



EPiPH'vsis, n. Gristly cap on the end of a 

 bono, afterward becoming bony and united. 



