GLOSSARY. 



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Lau'i:i;ai'i;, ) a. Cut or slashed on tlio ('ilf;(> 

 LAClN'lAri;, J or end into a fringe or bnisli. 

 LAcil'ltY.MAi. (hnne), a. A large stout iMiiif 



fonniufc part of tlic orbit. 

 Laci'na, II, Small pit or deprccsion ; nftfiier, 



an open space or vacuity, as in the palate. 

 Laci'n.h, ji. /i/. Certain small oxc'iivations in 



bone and in mucous membrane. 

 Laci's'tiiink. a. Lake-inliabiting. 

 Lamu'doii), a. I,-sliaj)ed. 

 LAMF.T.'r.A, )(.; pi. Iinnrtln; { A thin plate or 

 Lam'ina, ?i. ; |>1. /(KiiiiKi; \ scab'; a )ilat<'- 



like )>roeess. The processes insiib' a ihlck's 



bill are lamelhe ; tiie, individual barbs of a 



feather are lamina'. 

 Lam'ki.i.aik, / ('. Ilavin;;, or I'omposed of, hun- 

 Lam'inatk, ( iiiie, or series of plates. 

 LAMr,i.i.iiiiis'n!A[., ('. Havinf; a lamellati! bill. 

 LAMKi.i.iiios'rur.s, ii. pi. A group of lamel- 

 late-billed birds (the duck tribe). 

 Las'ikolati:, a. Lam^e-head sliajied ; taper- 

 ing narrowly at one end, less so at the 



otiier. 

 I/AKYN(!K'At,, a. Pertaining to tlie laryn.x. 

 IjAR'vn.v, n. Adam's-ajiph', hollow <'artiiiigi- 



iious organ, a modification of the windpipe 



either at the top or Imttoni, but especially 



the former ; the lower laryii-v being called 



Syrinx (which .sec). 

 l.Ar'KiiAl., a. To or towards the side ; on either 



hand fv mi the middle line. 

 Lai'kiiai.i.y, a. Sidewise. 

 I.ATis'siMis, a. for «. A certain muscle of the 



back. 

 Li'.iis. (91).) 

 IiF.Ns {n-i/.il(tf/iiir), )i. A circular biconvex 



transparent body in the eye which brings rays 



of liglit to a focus. 

 Lksski! WiNCi-ciivKlfls, 11. i>!. The smap. • an- 

 terior set of .si'coiidary covert.s ill several scries 



\i|)on the jilicit iil<irin. 

 I.F.VA'nil!, II. Oencric name of muscles that 



elevate ; as, kmtor p,i/fiilirii:, lifter of the 



eyelid. 

 Ll(i'\Mi;ST, )(. FibiiMis baud or .sheet binding 



bones or other structures togi'ther. 

 Lioamkn'tu.m Nu'cil.i;, ii. A particular strong 



elastic ligament along the nape ami cervix of 



many animals. 

 Lkja.mf.n'tum Tf;'iiks, h, 



fibrous cord holding the heiui 



its socket. 

 Lim'hatk, a. Having edging of one color against 



another. 

 1,1'mf.s Fai'ia'i.is, II. Facial outline; line of the 



feathers all around the bill. 

 Ll.MK 'o'i..t;, II. )il. A group of sh(ue-wailers, 



as plover, snipe, etc. 

 LiMii'ipi.ixK, n. Shore-inhabiting. 

 Lin'f.ah, II. Narrow, with straight iparalhl 



.sides ; uiiilorinly narrow fiu- a long dislaiue. 

 I.In'ci'A, n. Tongue, 

 liisis'cl, II. pi. Hetieulations of the podotheca. 



(Little used.) 

 Liv'Kli, n. See (il.AM). 



l.o'nATF,, j ((. Furnished with membranous thips 

 I.Diii.j, \ (.said chicllv of ^)«). Scel.n.MAri- 



NTS. (137.) 

 I.oBE, n. Membranous Map (generally curved, 



but may he sliaip't-edged). See LoMA. 



A particular strong 

 ul of the femur in 



Lo'ma, n. Lobe ; membranous fringe or flap. 

 (I.-}.-).) 



LoMAi'iNf.s, a. Furnished with lobes or Haps. 

 (l;i4.) 



Liini:-kxskrt'i:!i, a. Said of tail-feathers ab- 

 ruptly much longer than the rest. 



Los<:ii'fn'm;s, v. pi. .\ group of long-winge<l 

 swiminiiig-birds, the gulls, terns, ami petnds. 



LoNfilfKN'MNK, ". Having long wings (reach- 

 ing, when folded, beyond the tail). 



LoNdiRo.s'ruAi., ('. Having a long bill (longer 

 than the head). 



LoNciiios'i iiKs, II. pi. Ml oUsolete group of 

 long-billed wading bird.s. 



l,(iN(ils'si.Mis, ((. for II. A certain muscle of 

 the back. 



L(iN(ilTl."'l)rN'Al,, a. Uunniiig li'iigtlnvisc, or 

 in direction of the antero-posteiior axis of the 

 body. 



LnN'c.rs Coi.'i.F. A certain mu.side of the neck. 



Lii'RAi,, a. I'ertaining to the lore. 



I "'i'r\i ( "• Space Ix'tween eye and bill. (39.) 



LcpwKR Hack, (.lit.) See Tf.rcit.m. 



Ldwki! .Iaw. Lo\vi;r Manihiilk. (11.) Sec 



MANIHIil.F,. 



LowKi! Paris, (t!.) See f!AsrR.f:r.M. 



LllWFl! WlNd-COVF.RTS. (H.'i.) See TK( TRICKS. 

 LdWF.R TAII.-:()Vri!r.s. See CaI.YI'I KRIA, Cris- 

 STM, TKcrillCKS. 



Lim'tiaii, II. I'i'rtaining to, or situate in, the 



loins. In birds, a liiniluir region or linnlinr 



vertebra' are not well distingiiislied, if at all ; 



and ill many, rib-bearing vertcbrie continue 



into the sacral region. 

 Lf.MliRlc'iFiiRM, (/. Same as Vkr.mif'iRM 



(which .SCI'). 

 Lf'Mi.A'rK, II. Narrowly crescentic. 

 Li'rr.ors, n. Clay-colond. 

 LvMPllAl'ic, a. or n. I'ertaining to lymph ; 



an absorbent vesscd. 

 Ly'RATK, a. Lyre-shaped, as the tail of Mc- 



Hicra supcrba or JVtrmi tctri.i: 



M. 



Mac'f.ratf.I), a. Soaked to softness. 



Mac'im.a, II. A spot. 



Mac'l'i.ate. n. Spotteil. 



.Ma(i'ni"m, a. for v. One of the carpal bones. 



Ma'i.A, 11. Hasal portion of outsiilc of lower 

 Jaw, usually feathered. (Somi'timcs used for 

 (•orrespoiiding portion of U|>)>cr jaw ; the site 

 and boundary of ninl'i and iinm are not well 

 determined, and vary with writers. Moth lie 

 on side of head, buck of bill, and under lore, 

 eye, and car.) ('Jii. ) 



Ma'i.ar 1!i.'i;|iin. Same as iiiiiin. 



MAi.i.Fn'i.rs, II. \ )il. iniillenli. The enlarged 

 arlii'iilar surface of the bottom of the tibia ; 

 in birds formeil by conllueiice of the two prox- 

 imal tarsal ossiclis. 



Mai.'i.kf.s, II. A bone of the inner car of main- 

 malia, held by high authority as probably 

 honiolo/^ous with the On yiADKATrM (which 

 see). 



Mam'.ma, )/. Teat. 



Ma.m'.mahv, ". Feitaining to the teats, or func- 

 tion of lactation. 



