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GLOSSARY, 



Kriri.F.i''nA, n. An ol)li(|n<'l.v Imckwonl hony 



process (if a vprtibml lih. 



Kl'lillK'i.ir.M, II. Sin«'iiiciiil lavt'f of niiiPouK 

 iiK'niliniiii', Soiiii'MiiirN iil.sii till' tliii'k toiif;li 

 niriiilii'iiiii' lining tin' nW./Mii. 



Ei'I1IIi;'m.\, II. 11(11 ii.vi'.vi'rc.si'ciic'PtiiMiii the bill. 



Kl'lZ(i'(>N, II. All cxtciiiiil )paiii.sit('. 



Ki'l/.(i(il'l( , ". I'lii'iiHilic niiioiiK aiiiiniils. 



KitKc'ill.K, (/. Sii»(('iitili|(' of liciiiK I'liisi'd, as 

 a cfcMt ; or cajialilc of swelling uiul stiU'eiiiiiK, 

 ns a |i('iiis, 



Kli'YriiiilsM, 11. A particular state of pluinajje 

 elianiclcrizcil by excess of red pifjineut ; it is 

 well sliowii ill .SVo/M iisiii and other owls. (( 'oni- 

 paic itUiiiii.'^iii and iiii/init.iiii.) 



Ki'H'.Miiin, II. OiKMif the cranial bones, in the 

 niLsal region. 



Ervr'iiAl,, (I. Of exceptional ehamcter. Tend- 

 ing; away from a particular type. Opjiosed to 

 iilhl/iinil. 



Ei'.sT.\'(lll.\N {tiihr), a. foni. The air-tul)e from 

 the fauces to the inner ear. 



EvKN (Jiiil), II. Having all the feathers of ('(jnal 

 length. Al.so called rniii/ii in/iiii/i.i or iii/iijrii. 



Kx- {ill ciiiii/iii.iiliini). Out ; out of; away from. 



E.XcKKs'cKNCE, II. Outgrowth, llesliy or ciita- 

 neoii.s. 



Exciik'ta, v. fil. Kxorenient, or other animal 

 refuse. 



Kx'( UKTiiltY or Ex'cnF.TlVE, n. Having power 

 or (piality of excreting. />(')r/i'H,7ditl'ers from 

 .secreting, in that the substance resulting is 

 to be eliminated from the (H'oiioniy, not u.sed ; 

 e. g. saliva is .sirn-tnt ; urea is r.i-cirliil. 



Ex(i(Tii''irAi., n. or ii. One of the lateral ele- 

 ments of the occipital bone. 



Exod'r.sois, n. I'roduccd by outgrowth. 



ExdsTo'sis, II. Any morbid bony outgrowth or 

 enlargement. 



ExTF.s'soii, II. (ieneric name of nuLwlci that 

 extend or straighten a limb or any of it.s seg- 

 ments. 



ExTK'nioli ToF-s. (12(1.) 



ExriiEM'li'v, II. Any limb, member ; equal to 

 niimbnim, ni'lu.i. 



Ev'as, n. An uniledgod hawk. 



Eve'brow, ji. (43.) See SrpuRrii.irM. 



Ey'ky or Kv'rie, ii. Nest of a bird of prey. 



F. 



Fabf.i.'i.a, n. A certain .sesamoid bone. 



Fa'cet, n. Smooth, flattened artiiuilating sur- 

 face. 



Fa'ciai., a. Pertaining to the face. 



Fa'cies, ji. Facu ; whole front of head, ox- 

 c('|)ting the bill. 



F-k'cai., n. Pertaining to excrement ; exere- 

 nieiititious. 



F.k'ce.s, ii. pi. Excrement ; dung. 



FAl/rmmM, t "• Si^'kL-.'^linpod; .leytho-shaped. 

 FAi.'roxiNE, a. Like a hawk ; belonging to the 



Fii/coiiiilir. 

 Fai.se Wino. (79.) See Ai.ri.A. 

 Falx Cerebri, n. A certain fold of the dura 



malcr. 

 Family, n. Systematic group of the grade 



betweon order and genus, generally distin- 



guislied or denoted by the terminntion -idee, 



as Fiikiiii-ida;. 



Fa.s'cia, H. Hroad band of color. Also, equiva- 

 lent to AroNF.i'iin.sis (which see). 



Fas'ciatkii, n. Itroadly banded with color. 



Fas'ck l.K, II. Bundle. 



l::;::n!';"AVK, I - ""■■"'^••^ 



FAHiUi'iArK, II. Hundied together into conical 

 sha|H', or with enlarged head, like a wheat- 

 sheaf. 



Fat'ies, 11. The jaw.s, internally; back of the 

 mouth. I'ompare Pharynx. 



FeATHEII, II. (1 ; HH.) See Pu'ma, Pessa. 

 Any one of the objects which oolleetively con- 

 stitute the peculiar covering of birds. 



F'Ei'ri.KNT, ((. Excreiiicntitiona. 



Ff.i Ts'iiArEi), a. Impregnated; made fruit- 

 ful ; said of the germ of an egg which has re- 

 ceived the male element. 



Feci'mia'i'idn, fi. Impregnation; the usual 

 e()nse(iu('licc of the i(iinplcted joint net of th(! 

 ovarian and spcvniatic organs, 



Fi'.ciN'Drrv, n. Fruitfuliiess. 



Fi;m'(i1!A1,, II. Pertaining to the thigh, or part 

 of leg from hip to knee. 



Ff.'.mik, II. Thigh-bone. Also used synonym- 

 ously with //liij/i. (ii7.) 



Feses'tiiate, II. Furnished with openings 

 (fromyiiK'.i^m, a window). 



Fe'kai., (I. Wild ; not tamed. Oppo.sed to 

 iliiiiiinlir. The inallard is the J'lrcil stock of 

 the tame duck. 



FEiutnii.N'Kou.s or FEURr'niKors, n. Rusty- 

 rcd. 



FE'risor FcE'Tfs, 11. Fiiborn young. (Hut the 

 unhatched young of birds are oftener called 

 ciii/iriiiis.) 



Finuii.'i.A, II. ; pi. fihrillai. Little fibre. 



Fin'Ris, 11. Certain animal substance of fibrous 

 composition, found in the blood and else- 

 where. 



Fi'DUd-cAR'Tll.Ar.E, 11. A kind of cartilage of 

 librous structure, such as that between verte- 

 bra" and many other joints. 



Fin'fi.A, II. Smaller outer leg-bone, lying along- 

 .side the tibia. 



Fil'a.mext, II. Thread or slender fibre. 



Fli.AMESr'oi'.s, ) IT. Threadlike ; comjw.sed of 



Fll.'iFtiRM, ( filaments ; oftener, very nar- 

 rowly linear. 



Fii.oi'i.i'ma'ceou.s, a. Having the structure of 

 a filoplmne. 



Fli.'ori.i'ME, n. Thread-like or hair-like feath- 

 er ; one with .slender scaiie, and without web 

 in mo.st or all of its length. 



Fni'iiRiATEl), a. Fiinged. 



Fl.ssii'Al.'MAiK, a. Lobiped and semipalmate, 

 as a grebij's foot is. 



Fis'su'Ei), a. Having cleft toes. Opiiosed to 

 palmi/ird. 



Fissiikis'tral, a. Having the bill cleft far be- 

 yond the base of its horny jiart. 



FlssiRds'TREs, JI. An obsolete order of cleft- 

 billed birds. 



Fl.AM'.MlLATET), H. Peivaded with reddish color. 



Flaxk, 11. Hinder part of side of trunk. (67.) 



Flap, ji. See Loma. 



Flex'ion, ji. Rending (of a limb). Opposed to 

 ejeteiufion. 



