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GLOSSARY. 



Ni'di's, )i. Nost. 



Ni'srs FoiiMATi'vrs, n. Tin- fonnntive ton- 

 (leiii'v ; the unknown law wliicli (Ictcriiiinfs 

 the nidiini'nt of iin iiiiininl to tiik(^ its pio])('r 

 slmiH-, " I'licli altrr its kind." " I'lnstic toirc." 



Ndiik, I )i. A swt'llin){ ; honci', a joint, iis 



Nu'di'S, ( Imni'.s usiiiilly ciilnigr at tlicir nr- 

 ticnlatinR oxticniilics. ('oin])aic Inieiisodk. 



NoMr.N'ci.ATiitK, ». Tile sum of the woids or 

 ti'iins ]M'('uliar to any (li'|iaitnii'nt of knowl- 

 odjTc ; as, ornitliolo;^iiai ndiiu-ucldtiin' ; in tins 

 sense eipiivalent to Irniiiiw/iiifii. Also, the 

 naniinf! of olijei'ts aecoi'ilinR to sonn' tixed 

 jirinei|ile ; as, tlie binomial itiiiiiriii-liiliii'f. It 

 IS essential to the integrity of nomenelatnre 

 that it shoiihl rest ui)on elassifieation, or ln.f- 

 niimiii/. 



Nox-. Not. A friM|iient ])relix in soientilie 

 literature, denoting negation, used mueh like 

 (Iin-, iiii-, ill-, ete. 



Nds'thii,, II. CJf^A.) See Xaims. 



Js'dT.K'iM, II. The entire u|i|)er jiart of a bird, (.'i.) 



No'l'llA, ". Spurious. |{y (ilfi iiiillni has been 

 meant the scapular, axillar, and tertiary feath- 

 ers (udleitively, which are also called jini-n/)- 

 tcniiii. 



Ni)'ruiiiiini), II. Primitive eonditiou of the 

 backbone. 



Nr'ciiA, 11. Nape ; upper part of cervix, next 

 to oei.'i]mt. (4!». ) 



Ni'iKAi., ". Pertaining to the naiK'. 



Nr'ci.K.ATKl), n. Containing a .special cell or 

 cells. 



Xi ii.r.o'f.r.s, )i. (ell or point within a nucleu.s. 



Ni'ii.Eis, II. Special cidl within another. 



Ni'tkikxt, ('. IS'oinishing ; nutritious. 



Xr rni'rioN, ii. Jieiiairof waste that ensues by 

 ihcomposition in aniuuil life, and |iroinotion 

 of growth, with supply of new assimilable 

 material. Alinientalion is the act of supply ; 

 aliment n' nutriment the .supply ; nutrition 

 the result of its assimilation. 



OAliRn (font), n. Having the hind toe, as well 

 as the others, full-weblied. »See SlKciA.Noi'o- 

 IMII-.S. (HO.) 



Onroit'nATF,, n. Inversely heart-shaped. 



Oiil.njri;', </. Indirect; a-slant. Al.so, name 

 of certain abdondual muscles. 



(Iri'l.OMJ, ((. Longer than broad. 



Cliii'vATI'., ". Inversely ovate. 



<)lis( ii!i;', ('. Dark ; not evident ; little known ; 

 faintly marked. 



Oli'soi.KTK, (.. Disused ; litth? used. Al.so, 

 synonymous with (ilincinr, as nhsn/ife spots ; 

 also, synonymous with iin/irrfiT/ or nuliiiirii- 

 liii-ij : the himl toe of the petrel is ithsolfli-. 



Odtira'ioii, II. \ nmscle, membrane, and fora- 

 men of the |)idvis are respectively so called. 



f>in I'M-;', n. lilunt. (>]iposed to iinilr. 



Ocrli''llAl., f(. or II. Pertaining to the liind- 

 hciid ; as, orni/iilnl lione, luri/iitii/ region. 



Oi'riiMT, ». The hind head. (!!:!.) 



tlri:i,'i.i-,«, •/, (Literally "little eye.") Dis- 

 tinct rounded spot of color, like the "eyes" 

 of a peacock's tail. 



0( ii'uKV, 0( ii'i'.F.nrs, ri. Color of yellow ochre. 



0( 'itKAtF, ff. Booted. See Boor and Camovla. 



Oc'ii.d-Mo'ioii, 71. A nervi' of the eye-mus(de.s. 



Oc'rt.r.s, n. Kye. (The adjective oc«/((r being 

 applied (diielly to processes and results of 

 .sight, much like vi.iuii/, rather than to jiliysi- 

 eal attributes, the word orbiltil is used for the 

 latter in.stead.) 



Onos'iojn {]ii-my.i.i), (I. A part of the axis 

 (second cervical vertebra) is so called, 



(Kscii'il'Aiif.s, ?i. (iidlet ; tube conveying food 

 from mouth to stomach. 



()t.|-.i'i!AMiN, II. Upper back part of the ulna, 

 not |)ronnnent in birds. 



()i.KA( 'I'oKV, (I. Pertaining to the sense of 

 sujcll. 



Oi.KioMV'oiii, II. Having few or imperfect 

 .syringeal muscles among Pri.i.inr.i. 



Oi.KJOTo'Kors, n. Producing few young. 



()i.iva'('Kiii:.s, n. Of a mixed green and brown 

 color. 



OMNlv'oiidf.s, a. Kating anything ; feeding 

 indiscriminately. 



O'.moim.ati'., ». Shoulder-blade. (0»i«-, in com- 

 position, is a prefix referring to the shoul- 

 der.) 



tl.M'i'llAi.os, II. Same as umhilifiis, navel. 



Oiii.iHi'icAf,, rt. Pertaining to oiilogy, 



Oiil.'ocv, n. Science of birds' eggs. 



Ol'Kli'cfl.r.M, 11. I,id or cover; flap. The 

 nasal scale, oi- rooting of the external nostrils, 

 is the npirciiliiiii iKirin. 



Ol'HTllAl.'.MIc, r». Pertaining to the oyp. OpJi- 

 lliiiltnif region is e(piivalent to orbital region. 



Or'rii', II. Pertaining to the eye, or to the 

 sight. Th(^ opiii: nerve issues from the brain 

 and .sprend>-- into the retina. 



O'liAl., a. Pertaining to tht^ mouth. 



OiMilc'n.AU, a. Circular. 



Oii'iirr, )(. Kye-.s<«-ket. Also, .synonymous 

 with orhiln. 



Oii'iirrA, )i. Cireuniorbital region taken imme- 

 diately around the eye-opening. (41.) 



Oii'iiiTAi,, ". Pertaining to the orbit. 



Oiiiii'ni-si'iiK'Noiii, 11. Part of the sphenoid 

 bone, fonuing a portion of the orbit. 



Oii'DKlt, I II. Iuclassitication,ngroup 



Oli'mi, pi. nrdiiir.i, \ between family and class. 



Ou'ruNAi., a. Having the taxonomic rank or 

 value of an ordi'r. 



Oii'iiAN, II. Any individual part, or sj'.stem of 

 parts, of the boily having a specific physio- 

 logical function, considered with reference to 

 its action, ))rocesses, or results. Kye, onjnn 

 of sight ; wing, nrijnu of (light ; stomach, 

 liver, orinniii of digi'stion ; mu.s(des collec- 

 tively, iifiinHS of locomotion. 



Oii'iiAMsM, II. Any living body capable of 

 separate existence. 



Ou'cAsM, II. Immoderate excitement ; said 

 chielly of .sexual excitement, of which the 

 nnifism is the height. Krethisni. 



<1l!Nll il'ir, ". Pi'rtai?iing to liirds. 



()i;Nrriio((H''i!(ii.rri;, n. Kossil bird-dung. 



( li!Nrri[(U.'(M:v, II. Science of birds. 



(IliNiTlKir'oMV, 11. Anatomy of birds. 



Os, II.; gen. oris; pi. orn. Mouth. Cavuin 

 oris, cavity of the mouth. 



Os, II.; gen. n.isis : pi. ns.iri. Bone. Many or 

 most names of individual Iwmes are adjectives, 

 \ised substantively, o,s or bone Iving under- 



