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GLOSSARY. 



MAN'nini.i", I n. Jiiw. Propi'ilv tlic iiii/Iit 

 AlAMMii'ri.A, j jaw, the ii|i|ii'i' jaw liiiiij; hk/.c- 



il/n. (11.) 

 Mamuh'iiai!, fi. riitiiiniiif; to tlio iiiidcijaw. 



(M(i.cill(irii icliitis to tlif ll|p|H'I' jiiW. ) 

 JIaniiii A'l'loN, n. iMiisticatioii. 

 Manhu'catouy, a. I'l'itaiiiiiif^ to niastica- 



tiuii. 

 Mantmc, n. ((il.) See Stkacii.i'.m and I'ai.- 



ijr.M. 

 Mani'hi!I1m Stkk'm, n. (Liti'iaily "liandlc") 



rniri'ss ol' liicasl-hoiie on IVoiil horilcr at root 



of k(M'l. 



Man'i:s, n. \h\m\ ; all of the wiiif,', cxccptiiif; 

 the t'ciithcrs, which lies hcyoiid tlii' wrist; the 

 iiielaeari>iis and ili^it.s, with a.s.sociatu soft 

 |iiHts. It eoire.sponds with /«s. 



J1aii'iii.iN(!, n. Fine .spotting and strcakiiif; 

 intermixed ; variegation like nniible. The 

 markings are more dislim:t than in clouding 

 or ncliiiliilii)ii. 



MaH'oINAI. FlIINCK, ?(. See LoMA. (lU'l.) 



MAit'iiii, n. Margin. Murttn wrnhilis, inner 

 boundary of the I'ork.s ol' the mandihle. Mur- 

 iji) ina/idi.t, boundary of the base of the 

 mala. 



MAli.sr'i'll'M, II. Vascular, erectile, niembra- 

 iions organ in the liack ehainber of the I'ye of 

 liii'ds, su|i|i(i.seil to aiil in aecoininodation of 

 virion. Also ealli d piiiiii. 



Massk'h-.i;, h. One of the muscles that ell'i'it 

 mastication. 



MAs'rAX, V. "Side of the forepart of head, 

 adJaiiMit to the base of the bill." (»7.) (Lit- 

 tle used, and undistinguished from loir.) 



MAs'nilli, It. Name of a process of the tcin- 

 [loral boni'. 



Jl A' rni.K, Ji. Mould. Tissue or organ contain- 

 ing something and determining its form or 

 other condition. 



Maxii.'i-A, II. Jaw, especially the njipcr jaw, 

 or iitiuilhi .iiiprritir ; the iiiu.filia iiifi'riur hv- 

 ing especially ealleil innnilihiilii. (10.) 



Max'ii.i.ai;, Max'it.i.ai;y, a. I'ertaining to the 

 upper jaw. Mii.rill'irii Iiidii', the clu'ck-bono ; 

 in birds an inconsiderable bone of tin; bill it- 

 self, not of the cheek. 



MAx'ri.i.o-rAi.'AriNi; (/miic), ». Certain paired 

 boru' of the upper jaw in the ]ialate. 



MI'.a'pi'.s, )!. Passage or canal. Mmliis audi- 

 liiriiis, ear-passnge. 



Mi:'l>lAN, f(. Lying in the nii<ldle line. Opposed 

 to liiln-iil. 



iMlilHAsi I'.NTM, II. One of the thoracic par- 

 titions. 



Miliil 'l.A, H. Marrow, .^fiihtlln sjiiniilis, s|)i- 

 nal cord. Midalhi ohliiiitiiifn, tract of nerve 

 matter between cerebellum and spinal cord 

 proper. 



JIi:i,'an"is.m, ii. State of coloration resulting 



from excess of black or dark pignic\it ; a fre- 



ipunt condition of hawks. 



Ml I.AMs'llc, ) 1 ,r . I -.1 1 • 



,, , ., i a. .\ Iccteil with UKlanism. 

 iMi;i,AMiT'ir, \ 



51i;M'in:ANA I'l pamMms, ». The lining mem- 

 brane of the egg-shell, formed of dense modi- 

 lieil albumen. 



Mi-M'iu;ANr, -II. Thin soft sheet of various 

 ftructure covering a p irt or (jrgan. CirihrnI 

 or spiiuU ■mciniiriiM. See Me.nisges. yiHl- 



liilhui mrmhranc, the third or inm'r eyelid 

 of birils, which sweeps acro,ss the ball. Soft 

 skinny covering of the bill of many birds is 

 said to be iiir„iliriiiiuns. Webbing of the toes 

 is the interdigital iiiniiliniiu; Loinit is a 

 fringed im inliriinr, 



Mi'..m'ii1!LM, )i.; pi. niriiibi-'t. Any limb, or 

 otlicr peripheral |iarl, as a bill, as distin- 

 guished from I'ody proper or Intiiciis. 



Mi;ni.n'(1i;.s, h. p/. Knvtdoiies of the brain or 

 spinal cord ; es]iccially tlie iliim iintli-r and 

 pill iiuiIim: (The singidar, mniiiix, is scarcely 

 u.sed.) 



Mi'.N'rAi., ((. Pertaining to the chin. 



MliN'riM, V. Chin; soft parts between the 

 bramdies of the lower j.iw. 



Mkni-.nci i'ii'ai.on, II. A certain brain-tract, tho 

 second from behind. 



Mivsi'.M Kii'ic, H. Pertaining to the mesentery. 



.Mks'knti.iiv, II. A fold of the peritoneum 

 binding the intestines in ]ilaee. 



Mt;si:i!A'n,', a. Same as ilKsicNTEMC (which 

 see). 



Mi;'siAT., n. \n the middle ; same as median. 



.Mi:.sn- (ill fiiiiipimiliiiii). Middle; nieilian. 



Mi;so.Mi;r'i!iiM, v. Partially niu.scular perito- 

 neal fold sU|>|Kirtiiig the oviduct. 



Mi:s(ii:iii'nhm, n. I'oition of bill between the 

 nostrils. (Little ns<'d.) 



Misn.siiii'.MM, n. Middle .segment of the 

 breast-lone. 



Mkiaiak'I'AI., n. or h. Pertaining to the me- 

 tacarpus ; particularly the wrhHiu-piil bone. 



Mr.i AiAii'i'is, ». Hand, exclusive of the lin- 

 gers ; .sogmeut of the wing between the carpus 

 and the digits. 



MirAfiNAi ii'di'.s, a. Cro.ss-billed ; liaving the 

 ]ioints of the mandibles passing each other on 

 the right and left. 



l\ii.rAiAJ;'sAT., <i. Pertaining to the metatiu- 

 sus ; jinrticularly tin- luc/iilnr.iiil bone. 



MlcTAi Ali'si s, II. Foot, exclusive of the toes; 

 segmi'iit of the leg between the tarsus and the 

 digits, eommonly called llir .'Jtind; and iu ile- 

 .seriptive ornithology u.sually known as the 

 titrnii-i. The metatarsus, however, has a distal 

 tarsal ossicle conlluent with it, ,so that il is 

 actually tursii-iiii'lidur.iiin. in birds., the me- 

 tatarsus propel- (I'xchisive of the conlluent 

 tar.sal bone) consists of three parallel meta- 

 tarsal bones, more or less completely conllu- 

 ent, and of the associated nnrssori/ nidtilarsid 

 bone which bears the hallux. Comjiare 



TAUsf.s. 



Ml-.TATAlt'srs IIai.'i.itis, 71. The accessory me- 

 tatarsal bone, as just said. 



Mlli'hM-; Tni:, «. The thin I toe in older of reck- 

 oning, w illi fiw exci'|itioiisfour-j(iinted. When 

 the fouith toe is revcrseil, as in all zygodac- 

 tyh' birils c\\cept tmgons, it becomes th.- 

 (iiiler anterior toe ; iu trogon.s, and a few 

 birds in which the true inner or second toe is 

 wanting, it becomes the iiiiur anterior toe. 

 It is never vi'is.itile. It rarely has only tlireo 

 joints, like the second Um-. ('l'J8.) 



Miii'iii.i. WiN(i-( i)v'i;i:rs, or .Mi:'iiiANCnv'i;iirs. 

 The s( lies of up]ier coverts of the .secondary 

 set, situate in one or nii re rows between the 

 greater and lesser coverts. They are nsue'ly 

 recognized by their overlapping each otiier 



