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GLOSSARY. 



.sjH'oios, or a single siiecics, oon.stituting a 

 taxoiuiiiiic yionii cil' valui' iiixt l«'lo\v that of 

 tlic laiiiily. 



fiKN'YS, II. Sci' OoNYS. 



Gi:u'minai, Vi>'1(I.k, ii. Cell in the vitcllus 



liaviiii; a dark spot. 

 G 1 1) IK IS i;', / (I. .SwDJloii ; iirotulicrant ; hunipt'il; 



ClIll'llI'lS, ( llllIlclltMl. 



Giiiiios'rrv, H. .\ swi'lliiij; or ]irotul)eraiici'. 



<!lc.K.'i:il'M, )>. Gizzanl. 



(ilN'(il.v.\u;.s »■ lliiif,'i'-joiiil. The knee ami 

 elbow are (jiiujliiiiiiiiil, or hinged joints. 



Glaii'kui's, ((. Smooth. 



Glaxii, «. A soil llishv orfjan, in whieli llnids 

 of tlie Inidy aie modifnd to foiiii new pro- 

 vUiets, to be used in, or eliminated from, the 

 economy. lint some organs without iluits, 

 and the fnnetion of which is unknown, arc 

 called ijhiiiils, as th<' thynnis, thyroid, ami 

 pineal. The liver is the largest ;//"/('/ of the 

 body. The proventricnlusisa;//'(H'/«/(0'organ. 



Gi.an'iiii„\I!, (I. I'crtaining to glands ; having 

 glands ; consisting of glamls. 



Gl.ANs, /(. Mead of the penis. 



Gi.os'sA or Gi.ot'ta, n. Tongue. 



Gi.os'so-iiv'ai., h. I'lineipal boiieof the tongue. 



Guis'.sii-i'iiAliVS'OKAi., a. Pertaining to the 

 tongue an '.jaws. A certain nerve is so called, 



Gl.l'T.KAl., K. I'citaining to the buttocks ; 

 certain muscles arc so called. 



Git'r.KIs, ». A ni'lsde of the.sideof the ruin)). 



GnATIIIIi'IIM, ».; pi. :i,(illlliilill. HraMcllof 



the lower jaw as far as it is naked. (Oftcner 

 nsi'd in the plural.) ("24.) 



GNAriiiiTiiK'iA, II. Covering of the lower man 

 dible. (14.) 



GoNvnr.'Ai., ('. Pertaining to the numdilmlar 

 symphysis. 



tio'NV.s, >i. Keel or lower outline of the bill as 

 far as the niandil>ular rami are \iiiitcd. (The 

 wonl is commonly but erroneously so written, 

 as if lioni the Gicek ;/«»», knee, or protu- 

 berance of the bill ; it is rathi'i' Iron' the (i reck 

 (jiiiii!< (ijiiijiK). signifying chin.- - Sunilirnn.) 



GoU'oKr, ii. Thmal -patch, distinguished by 

 color or tcxtinc of ilie feathers. 



Giia'diknt, 11. Walking or ruindng by .ste)is. 

 Op])osed to .iiillii/iirii, or leaping. 



Gi!Ali'iAri;ii, '(. Changing length at regular 

 intervals, in regular siicccssion ; said chiclly i 

 of the tail whi'U its feathers regularly shorten ■ 

 successively by moiv ami more innn the mid- ! 

 die to tile outer. I 



GRAMlMV'iiKiirs, a. Grass-eating. 



Gl!ANlv'oi!iil\s, II. .Sccil-ealing. | 



GUAN'il.ATr., ('. lioughcued with nmuerous i 

 small (■levatioiis, like shagreen. (.Said idiielly ; 

 of till' tarsus.) j 



GiiKAriui \ViNc;-( civ'i'.i-rs, /(. Tlu' .single, lon- 

 gest, most posterior series of the secondarv i 

 set. ('.lii " ' 



<il!iii Nii-(iM,'(iK (ill oiiliiijii), II. Theeolor of the 

 geUiMal surface of tin' egg-shell, as distin- 

 guished fi-om its markings. 



(iiiYPAN'liM, II. Noting a particular form of 

 bill, in which the culuK'n is nearly straight, 

 but bent ilown at the tip. 



Gu'l.A, ii. rpjier foreneek, adjoining chin ; 

 ujiper throat. (;V2. ) 



Gu'lar, a. Pertaining to the upper foreneek. 



Gm'TATE, n. Having drop-shaped spots. 



(iiT'riKoit.M, ((. Urop-shaped. 



tii'r'rni, ii. The whole foreneek. (.11.) (But 

 ijiittnriil is rarely used in this conm'ction.) 



Gymnoi'.k'dic, /(. Synonymous with psito- 

 jiirilic. 



Gymnouui'.nal, a. Having unfeathercd nos- 

 trils. 



H. 



Haii'itat, 71. Loi'ality or region frequented by 

 a s|K'cies ; its geogmphical distribution. 



llAii'rrr.s, n. Habitude ; mode of life. 



HAHi'l.K, II. Long eervi<'al feather of the do- 

 mestic cock. 



H.t;'.MAi, Alien, n. The lower ring of a (ideal- 

 ly or actually) eonqilete vertebra, emilosing a 

 section of the jirincipal vascular and visceral 

 .systems, as the neural arch does a section of 

 the principal nervous system. In birds thu 

 hieinal arch is complete only in the thoracic; 

 region. 



H.k'.mai. SriNK, II. An ideal transverse section 

 of the .sternum corresiionding to any one pair 

 of ribs, completing the hiemal arch inferi- 

 oily. 



H.i-;MAl'oril'vsis, ». Segment, actual or poten- 

 tial, of the luemal arcli between the pleura- 

 jiophysis and hicmal s|iine. In birds it ac- 

 tually exists in the thoracic region, as the 

 Klirniit rill, movably articulated with the 

 sternum and the vertebral rib, which latter 

 is the pleurapophysis. 



ILtl.MATir'li-, II. Of a bloody-red color. 



H.KMAToiiir.u'.MA, II. AVarm-bloodcd animals 

 collectively ; the antithesis is liaiiiiilncrija. 



Hai.'i.i lAl., ((. Pertaining to the hallux. 



Hai.'i.I'x, II. The hind toe. Thi^ name is re- 

 tained, even when th<' hind toe is brought 

 round to the front. When the toes are in 

 jiairs, it is the inner of the two hind ones, 

 exce)iting in I'mi/niii/n. in the genus I'i- 

 ciiitli.i the actind single hind toe is not the 

 hallux, but the fourth toe reversed, there be- 

 ing no hallux. This toe may ahvay.- be 

 recognized by presence of not more tha i .wo 

 joints. It is the inie usually wan'.ingin three- 

 toed birds, and is freipicntly rudimentary or 

 functioides.s, even when present. Its large 

 size, with largest claw, and specialization of 

 its llexor mu.sele, marks the passerine or 

 highest gronj) of bird.s. (121».) (Sonu'thnes 

 written liiilh-.i' or alJi-.r.) 



Hai.o'.nk.s, ;(. pi. Certain appearances of the 

 yilk, probably due to the margins of its suc- 

 cessive layers. 



Ham'ilatk, h. Hooked. 



IIam'ii.is, /(. ; ]il. liaiiiii/i. Hooked fringe of 

 a liarbnle ; hooked barbicel. 



llAMi-Qril.l..s, II. Primary remiges. (75.) 



IJAs'iArK, ((. Si)enr-head .shaped. 



Ilr,Aii. II. (!>, '211.) 



lll.Kl., /'. (llir.) .See (\m.(ANK1s and TaU'.s. 

 rpper back part of tarso-metatarsus (tarsus 

 or shank), rarely resting on the ground in 

 birds wlu'ii standing eiTct. (Commonly, but 

 most impro|ierly, called /iiiiv.) 



IlKKi.-.niiNr, n. (Kiy.) See Sifkkago. Thi 

 tibio-tarsal articulation, as it in culled : that 



