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Fi.F.x'iiH, II. (IciiiMic iinme of II iini8i'li> that 

 liciids II liiiili ui' luiy III' its itrffiiii'iits, 



Fl.KXl'llA (ii/ii), II. lii'llcl 111' till' wlli>,", rill|iiil 

 nii<;li' ; salii-iit aiii;li' iir |ii'iiniiiii'Mi't' riirini'il at 

 the wrist wlicii tin' wiiiH is lijlilni, (77.) 



Fl.EX'niK, n. Sec l''l.KxriiA. 



Fl.(>(''ti'l.KM', a. I'riliiliiiiij; to till' iii'iuliar 

 down of newly liatolifd or unlli'ilpil yoniiK 

 birds. (Not nsrd in oniitliolo),'y in its rorn- 

 nion sense oi llidij.) 



Fl-iii'fiM, ji. A iHrnliar l<ind of [iliiniaKe of 

 Hitn|ile strneture (>{eneniliy downv), I'oniid in 

 unlli'(l;,'ed liirds, at liisl urowiuK ilircctly from 

 the skill, afterwards for tin* most |iart iiHixid 

 to tlie tip of the true feaflier, of wiiiidi it is 

 the jireeiirsor, or rallier llie liist-fonneil imrt ; 

 and liiially falling oil', in |isiloiiiedii' liin' 

 the lloeens is only assoeiatnl with the true 

 plunmjje, Hprontiiif,' from the fiitnie |ileiylie 

 nlone ; in ptilopa'dic liirds it also s|iroiiis 

 from the a|itei'ia, and in so far is nncoiiiiei'ted 

 with future |ilnnm;re ; the whole liody is in 

 siieh eases densely ilolhid. (Siiiiili-nill.) 



FiK'TI'.s, a. Same as l''l'.ri's (whieh see). 



F(il/l.lci,K,, II. Minute secretory sue. 



F(il.l.l(.'ll..\ll, \ii. Having follicles ; coni|iosed 



Fol,I.H:'l-|,ATK, i of follicles. 



Foot, ji. (112.) See l*);s. 



Foor-.ioiNT, n. .Innctiou of toes colleclively 

 with the metatarsus. (1(1(1.) See riiliAli- 

 TiiiirM. 



Foka'mks, H.; \t[. fiiniin'iiiii. Hide; ojieninj;; 



iierforatioii. Fiiniiinn iiiiiiiiiiiin, the lar},'e 

 lole in tlie iM'ei|iital hone trausniittin;; the 

 neural axis. Furiiiiuii /nmndii, iirejjular va- 

 cuity hetween certain hones at hase of skull. 

 The fiirnmi'ii rutiiiiilnni transmits the optic 

 nerve ; t'liniiiiiii oriili\ the tii;ieminiil nerve ; 

 the latter is also a name of the opcninf{ he- 

 tween rii^ht and left sides of the heart. 



Foltr.'llKAl), )i. Front of head from bill to 

 crown. (34.) See Kiiiis.s. 



FoiiK-NKt-K, It. Whole front of colluui, from chin 

 to breast ; whole throat. (51.) See (icrril!. 



Foii'KliArr., (/. Deeply forked. 



FoliKKO (/"//), ('. Having; the outer feathers 

 lonj;est, the rest gradually successively short- 

 ened to the middle pair ; when these are 

 again leni;theneil .somewhat, the tail is .said 

 to he diinblii forkril. 



Fds'sA, )i. ; pi. /'().s'«i;. Pitch ; excavated ]ilai'c. 

 Used ehielly in the plural to denote the pits 

 or grooves in which most birds' iio.strils 

 open. 



Fos'sii,, fl. or !i. OuiT imt of the ground. Par- 

 ticularly, any organized body, or remains, 

 trace, or mould of stich body, naturally buried 

 in past time by geologic agencies. The Airlni - 

 oplerij.c niiicrunin, of the .Inrassic formation 

 of Solenhofen, a mcsozoie bird, is the oldest 

 known ornithic tos.iil. 



Fosso'iiiAL, ((. r)iggiiig into the earth for a 

 Imbitation. 



Fos'l'Kll. This word and its various eoni|iounils 

 are used in their common senses in treating 

 of the rehitions of young cowhirds and young 

 cuckoos with the birds U|ion which they arc 

 parasitic. 



Fo'vE.\, II. A slight depre.ssion. 



Free, u. Said of the leg when not enclosed to 



the knee in the eoinmon integtiment of the 

 ImmIv. 



'im'.'mm, ((, Itridlc ; hence, any clieikstri|H'. 



iilNiiK, II. Marginal menibraui': also, marginal 

 row of h'athcis. (l;t.').) S<t' I.o.ma. 



'UINIIKII TliK. (llil.) 

 noss, II. Forehead. (;U.) 



'iniN'rAI., II, rcrlaining to tlie forehead. 



'lioN'rAl. HiiNK, H. I'rincipal 1 ue of the fore- 

 head. 



'miN'lAI. I'nINI-.s. 



'liiiNr UK Taksi's 



'KllllV'llJtlllS, ((. 



ii.iii'rNins, II. 



blown. 



fi.'viiis, II. Of a brownish-yellow color. 

 'ili'iArn, II. I''iirkcd ; I'nrlicalc. 

 ru'iii.Aor Kiii'ii i.CM, u. The merry-thought 



or wish-bone; the two clavicles or collar-lioncs 



taken together. Also called os fiiivuliini. 

 is'i Ill's, ((. Of a dark-brown color 

 r'siKDiiM, a. Siiindlc-shapi 



each end. 



o. 



Sec AMI.V;. (I1(J.) 

 , Instep. (101.) 

 Vruiteatiiig. 

 Sooty-brown ; dark smoky 



taiM'ring at 



(Iai.'katk, ff. f'overed as with a helmet ; said 

 of certain gallinules, coots, etc. 



Oai.i., h. Ililc ; the seerclion of the liver. 



(lAl.i.-lil.Ali'liKU, II. .Membranous .sac attached 

 to liver for holding bile. 



(iAi.i.-iiiir, //. Tube for conveyance of bile into 

 the intestine ; the i/iicfiis rliii/oliii'liiin. 



Oai.i.ina'i Kills, II. lielonging to the iliilliniv; 

 having the nature of the domestic fowl. 



(!anii'i.|o\, ,(.; pi. (jiiiKjUu. Xatniiil knot-like 

 enlargement of a nerve. 



(iAl'R, II. Opening of the mouth ; area of the 

 opened liioulh. ("JS.) Compare linns and 

 CoMMissrui;. 



(lAsrii.K'iM, II. The whole under part of ii 

 bird, (lii.) 



(lAs'ruir, II. I'ertaining to the .stomach or 

 Udly. The r/irsVc/c juice of birds is the secre- 

 tion of the pniri'iilrlniliin, or follicular sloni- 

 aidi, not of the gizzard or grinding muscular 

 stomach. 



("lAsritiiiNi-.'Mirs, «. A muscle of the back of 

 the leg. 



(Ikmk.i.'i.i, II. )>/. The twins; certain in, isclos 

 of the pelvis. 



(iE'.N.v, II. Cheek; feathcivd side of niider man- 

 dible. (4lt.) See .Mai.au h'KiiliiS. 



(iEn'khativk Or'hans, II. Organs of reproduc- 

 tion in either sex. 



(iKNT.U'li', II. IVrtaining to a genus ; as, (/o 

 inric character, ijfiierir description. 



(■r.s'l'.sis, II, Act, mode, or conditions of rejiro- 

 duetion. In .science, i/nii'si.i notes rather the 

 laws and results of origination of individuals 

 or species. The "genesis of species" is a 

 term eipiivalent to the cvolntion of species 

 from antecedent forms, with some ; with oth- 

 ers, their origination by creative liat. 



OKNKr'li', a, IVrtaining to genesis. Oenttic 

 descent, or ijcniiie succession in sjiecies, is 

 maintained by tlio.se who hold the theory of 

 evolution. 



(lE'.Nl', ». Knee ; joint of femur with tibia. 



ttE'xfs, /(. ; pi. ijen'cra. An assemblage of 



