GLOSSARY. 



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in tlie revorse (liii'ction (i. c. iniii'i- borili'i- of 

 Olio oV('j'lii|i|iiim uiitiT boiiliT (if tlio next oiii'> 

 t'lMiii llic others, wliciici' tlicy iiro soim'tiiiics 

 vn\U-i\ li:rtn'cisjiiriri:iir, (I'l.) 



Miiii;.v'ii(ix, II. I'ciioiliciil (liiit somctiiiii's ii- 

 ri-;;ular') Joiinifyiii.ns, or cliiiii;,'!' ol' alindc, of 

 Mills at certain seasons, to seenre fooil, eli- i 

 mate, or other |ihysi(al eoiiilitioiis of i-iiviidii- 

 iiieiit hest suiteil to their wants. .Mi^iratioii 

 is fjenerally iiic-riiliniial (north-south;, anil 

 lielieved liy some to ]»• mainly aeeiim|ilislieil 

 nlun.L; a ma^iietii: mi'iiiliaii : Imt it is ol'li'ii 

 (|nite otlierwise, iiithieneed by to]i<iL,'ra)iliy, 

 etc., or altogether i-aprieions. In llie North- 

 ern lleiiiis|iliere, the vernal iiiii:iatioii is; 

 northward, the autumnal in llie opiiosite di- 

 rei'tion. 



Mi.mk'sis, n. lliiniery ; iiioekiiiij; siiimlati'd 

 reseiiihlaiic'c in voiee, sliaiie, color, etc. 



MiMf.r'lf, ('. Imitative ; f;iveii to niiiiiiery. 

 Mini'lic. nii'iloi/ii, siiiinhitiMl resemhlanee in 

 supi'i lieial res|iecls, siieh as many insei'ts 

 hear to llio twij,'s or leaves they re,,t npoii. 



Mlli'llol!, 71. See .Sri'.il'l.f.M. (S-J.) 



M()i.'i:cfi,i:, It. l'',niliryo part of the iiiiprej,'- 

 nated ovnni. See CirAinli'fl.fM. 



jMii[.'i.iimi.iisk, ((. Softly downy. 



MnMH;'.VMois, ((. rairin.i{ ; iiiatiiiL; with a 

 siii;;le ol" of the opposite sex. liirds uf which 

 the male assists in inenliation and can^ of thi' 

 yoang are called ihmhlii niniiiKjiiiiinnii. 



MnNui/.\MY, 1). 'riie paired stale. 



MnNOMiiu'i'llir, (I. Of ihe same or es.selitially 

 similar tyjie of striictiue. Ojiposed to /'"/,7- 

 iii'iriihli-. 



MoNorn'Kdi's, r'. I'liiparous; li'.ying a single 



Mos'sir.i!, /). .Any malforiiK'd animal. 



Moiiriiiii.'iicv, ;(. 'I'lie siiince of form. The 

 doctrine of the laws of furm. Structure it- 

 self, c,aisiden-d as to its principles ; e. g. Ihe 

 mor/i/iii/iiii!i of Ihe odontoid process of the axis 

 is centrum of the atlas, tin- iiviriiholiuiii-'il 

 interpretation of the tibial condyles is tarsal 

 ossicles. The segment called metatarsus is, 

 inor/ilto/oiji^'ii!//!, taiso-meta tarsus, jlonndogy 

 rests upon morplndogy; analogy is geni'rally 

 predicalile upon tcdeology. 



Moii'sfs DlAlioi.'lcfs, II. .\ii I'pithet of the in- 

 fundilMilifonn orilii-e of the oviduct which 

 takes in the ova. 



Mi(ii''.\i:cus, fi. I'roduiing mueus. 



Mi'iciis Mr.M'ni'.A.M;, n. Lining of the ali- 

 mentary and other intiaior tracts of the body, 

 sec-ieting mui'Us. 



Ml '(ltd, /(. A sharp spine. 



Mi'riiuNAri'., (/. Spini'-ti|i]ii'd, as tln' tail of a 

 swift. 



Mr'cis, n. riM'uliar secretion of the mui'ous 

 inembralie. 



Mii.iii-'iDis, II. for,). ,\ ci'rtain s]iinal mus( le. 



.Mll.Tli''.\l!()rs, ((. I'rodueing many young. 



Ml's'i'l.K, ii. (iiiiisfii/iis. pi. iiiii\nili). (tig.an of 

 animal motion, consisting of conlractile libre. 

 the shortening of which draws upun attacheii 

 parts. With the muscular tissue is nsu.illy 

 associated a fibrous ligament, the tendon or 

 "leader." Volunt.ary inuseles liavi> striped 

 fibre, contracting at will of the animal ; such 

 are nil those of the geiicial .\v.stcni, moving 



the bones, effcoting locomotion, mastication, 

 etc. Involuntary ninsides mostly have plain 



libre contractih' under s] iai stimuli without 



oliedicnce to the will ; su. h are those of the 

 intestines, etc. 



Mi'.s'rfl.AI!, (/. Pertaining to muscle ; having 

 imis(de or eoinposeil of muscle ; resulting from 

 muscle : as, i/inKfit/'ir libre, iiiii!<''iil*ir <ugan, 

 iiiiiifii/iir exertion. .\lsu, stiiuig, vigorous : 

 the filcnii is a iiiiisi-iiliii- bird. 



.Mf'licfs, II. I'naiiucd ; as, a tee without a 

 tdaw, an uns[iurii'd tarsus. (I'i-'i. ) 



.Mvr,l.l-Ni|-.|'ll'.\I,oS, „. Wholi' celebld-Spinal 



I'olumn. 

 .\Iv'i;i.iiN. II. The spinal cord. 

 Mvoi.r.M'MA, )). Sheath of miiscnlar tilire. 

 >Ivii|,'im;v, (,. I>oitiinc or di'scripliim of the 



inus(des. 

 My.x'a, II. laid of the niandilile, as far as the 



svmphvsis, corre^poncling to the deitruin of 



tiie iiuixilla. (-J.')). 



N. 



N'an'i's, II. or ». Dwarf; pigmy. 



Nati;, /(. (I'.t.) See NciiiA. 



Naii'is. II.; \<\. iiin-'K. Nostril (always paired). 

 ("2^.',.) T\\f t.i/i'ru'i/ »"/•/. V open u)ion the bill, 

 or its cere, in very various shapi' and position; 

 the iit/irmil nuns otieii slit-wise upon the 

 1 k ]Kirt of the palate. 



N\'sAI., /'. I'ertainilig to the licistlils. Xiisn/ 

 //"/o-.s, a pair at the loot of ilic uppi'r mandi- 

 ble. 



Nas'iI'M', „. About being burn ; beginlUo., to 

 groiv or exist. 



Naia'tion, /,. .\ri (if swimming. 



.\ArAro'i:i;s, n. /it. .\ ^roiip of swimming- 

 binls. 



N'ArATo'llIAr., n. Capable of swimming; be- 

 longing to swiinming-biiils. 



Ni;Ai;i'ric', n. Indigiaions to the northern j.or- 

 lion of the Wcsti-ni llemispheie. 



NKlifl,A'ri:ti, ". Clouded with various indis- 

 tinct eoliM'>. 



Nkc'K, II. (17.) Sei> Cdl.l.fM. 



Xi'.oc.k'an-, //. Indigenous to the Western Iliini- 

 sphere or " New Woild." 



Xl',(is'sl\|-,, /). SubstaiU'c of the "I'dible birds'- 

 nests." 



Ni:ns,soi,'n(iV, ?(. Study nf young birds. 



Nr.oriioi'irAi, n. Indigenous t.i the tiopii'al 

 ]i(Utlnn of the Western lleniisphiav. 



Ni:i;'vim:, n. \er\e siiiisiaiicc. 



Nl'.l 'l!AI,, ". rertaiiiing to nerves. Xiiimf 

 rtiiiii/, the tube ipf the baiklionc. .Xinnil 

 •Vi/io', tin; so-called spinous prnc^ess of a Veite- 

 liia. Xi'iiml ii.ii.i, cerebro-spinal axis. ,\V//- 



i-'il 'irrll, see Nl'.IKArolMIVSIs. 



Nl'.riiAl'iiiMl'vsis, ». Till' laminalc proi'css of 

 a vertelua, which, mei-ting its fellow at the 

 neural s])ine, iloses the canal for traiisliiis>ioii 

 of the spinal cord. 



Ni:fi;ri.i'.M'.\tA. n. Sheath of ni'ivc libre. 



Ni:n:ol.'iii;Y, ». Study of the nerves. 



Nic'riTAiiNo Mim'i'.ham:, ii. The third or 

 inner evclid of birds. 



Ninii''icA'Tiox, n. Nest-luiililing ; moile of 

 nesting. 



