GLOSSARY. 



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stood; ft.s, hijiitU or hi/oiilis, hi/riiil (lioiic) or 

 (us) lii/dule.'i, cti.'. Till! ijiniilridi' lianc or <« 

 qandiiiliiiii is, as to its jiliysiiMl I'lianntrrs 

 ami ollici', not I'liiiinl in niiiiiiiils iiliiivr liirils ; 

 it liiii^rs till! liiwrr jaw, pti'iyf,'iiiil, ami malar 

 bones to tlit' rrst ut llir skull. It is rr<;iirdi!il us 

 tli« liomoloHUr of till' iiianiiiialian im-iis liy 

 sonii', by otiicrs as prnliably lii)iiiiilii}^oiis with 

 till! nianinialiaii mhIIiiis, 



Os'ciNK, «. Musical ; raiiabli' of siiijfiiif^. 



Us'ilNKs, n. pi. A group iiC singiny-liinls, ))os- 

 Ki'ssiiig a ooni|ili'X voial organ of iiiimi'ious 

 syringi'iil imisrlos, conlVrring iiiusinal ability. 

 Tlirsi! all' ri'garili'il as tin: higlii'st or most 

 jii'ili'itly dcvrlopi'il of tlii'ir rlass. 



O.^'sKors, ((. liiiiiy. 



Us'sii'm;, II. A small bom'. 



Ossik'ii', ((. liony ; nulirr, having power to 

 ossify. 



Os'siKIKl), II. BiToniP bony ; unitcil by bom". 



Os'siKV. To form bom' ; to ihange into lioni'. 



OsrKDr.oii'iiAl., ((. I'ertaining to osteology. 



O.sTEol.'oiiY, II. A ileseri|)tion of bom-s. Also 

 ii.S(!il to ih'iioti' the o.sseous system, us myol- 

 ogy, neurology, splanchnology, likewise are 

 for their respective systems. 



Os'iii:m, n. Doorway ; entrani/e. 



O'rir, a. I'ertaining to the ear. 



O'riKlt.VNK, n. ". Skull of the ear"; cavity 

 containing essential organs of hearing. 



OlTKll CliVKUlSll. {WD See iNIll-.Ml'.STf.M 



ami rm.osis. 



OlTKU Wi;ii (of a feather). (ISit.) See Piiiii)- 

 Mf.M Exri-.iiNr.M. 



O'vAi,, \ii. Kgg-sliapeil J in a general sense, 



()'v.\rK, f oblong ami cnrviliiiear. Distinc- 



O'voll), I tions which may subsist between 



Oviiid'ai., ) these wiinls are practically ig- 

 noreilaniDiigouIogical writers, who usethem in- 

 tercliangea'ily for the oblong curvilini'ar sha|H' 

 when the curve is iineipial at the opposite 

 ends ; the terms <////;/ ,iv(7, cl/ipmiiilii/, being 

 generally il.scil to ilemite a curve eipial at 

 both ends. The tranverse contourdini! of an 

 egg being always circular, the descriptive 

 terms reb'r to the lengthwise contour, con- 

 sidered either as of a surface <u' a solid. 



OvA'liifM, II.; pi. oniriii, I Organ or ti.s.sue 



O'vAliY, II.; pi. ninn'es, \ in which eggs 



originate ; they siibseipiently aci|uiie albumi- 

 nous deposit, and, in birds, a calcareous shell, 

 ill the oviduct. 



(VviiPi rr, II. Tube conveying eggs from ovary 

 to cloaca. 



Ovir'AKiii's, 1. Producing eggs which are de- 

 veloped after exclusion from the body. Op- 

 posed to riiipuroii.i. 



Ovii'ii.si'iio.N, 11. Act of layiii iggs. 



O'viSAc, II. Ovarian cavity in wliicli an egg 

 originates, (iraalian vesicle. 



Ovii.A'riiiN, II. Formation of eggs in, and 

 discharge from, the ovary. 



O'virM, II. ; pi. orii. Kgg. Soinetimes synony- 

 mous with r.inhriiii. 



Pab'i'LVM, «. Food; nouri.shmeiit ; alimeii . 

 Pahs. (123.) See Tylaki. 



I Tal^ARc'tic, a. Indigenous to tho iiortlicru 

 ]iarts of the Kasterii llcmispliere. 

 l'Ai..i;iiii.K'AS, i(. Indigenous to the Easieru 



Hemisphere, or "Old Worlii." 

 rAi,.Kni:Nrriiol.'iiiiY, 11. Science of fossil birds. 

 I I'aI.'aMA, II. Webbing between the toes. (KiS.) 

 I'Al.'AtAi., j (t. I'ertaining to the iialate ; /x(/it- 

 I'Ai.'AriNK, { line is .said especially of certaiu 

 bones. 

 I I'ai.'ai'K, 11. lioof of mouth. 

 ' I'Al.'Ari .M, (I. The jialate. 

 ' I'a'i.ka, /(. Fleshy pendulous skin of the chin 

 or throat ; dewlap. 

 I'aj.'i.iim, II. Sanieas SriiAiill.l'.M (which see). 

 I Pai.'mak, II. rerlaining to the under surface 

 I of the pillion. 

 ' I'ai.'ma ii:, 1 ". Web-footiMl ; having the nn- 



i I'AL.MA'n;!), > terior toes full-webbed. Com- 



l'Ai,'.Mii'i;ii, ) pare Sem'ii'ai.maik iind Toti- 



I'Ai.MAri:. 

 l'AT.'.MATr. Fill IT. (l;i!i.) 

 rAi.'i'i;iii!A, II. Kyelid. 

 I'Ai.'l'KliKAl., fi. I'ertaining to t!ie eyelids. 

 rAl.'l'KltliAri;, '(. Having cyeliils. 

 I'am 'iiKiii.i:, a. ilarsh-inhabiliiig. 

 I'an'i liKAs, H. A lobulated gland near the 



stomach, the secretion of which pound into 



the diiodcnuni ai'ls digestion by iiiuking an 



emulsion of fat. 

 I'A.NCKKAi'ir, (f. Pertaining to the pancreas; 



as, iiiini-riiilii: tluid. 

 I'Ai'ii.'i.A, ii. Small Ucshy niiiplc-like prumi- 



ncme. 

 1'A1''II.I.ATK, ) ,, • .,, 



I'Ac'ii.i.osf, !"• "iiving;iiv,/?a'. 



I'ac'i 1..K, /(. ]>l. Pimples. 



I'ai''; i.iiis, (I. Pimply. 

 I I'AliAliAi'rvi.i'M, II. Side of tiie toes, in any 

 I way distinguished t'rom top or sole. (111).) 



(Little used.) 



PAl;Ai;NArM'i)i s, n. Having both iiiandibles 

 i of eipial length, their tijis meeting. 

 : Paiiai'dI'M'vsis, a. t'ertain lateral process of a 

 I vertebra. 



PAiiAc'TKurM, II. Of iinccrlain meaning, but 

 I has been ajiplied to the scapular region or its 

 I feathers. (Little used. ) 

 I Paiiasi r'lr, '(. Habitually making use of other 

 I birds' nests. 

 Pauai AU'siiM, II. Side of the tarsus, in any 



way distinguished, (lo.'i.) (Little used.) 

 I\\liArn'\iM, ?i. Side of upper mamlible when 

 dislinguislied from the culiiicn. (Little u.seil.) 

 Pauaii ilK'sif.M, v(. Side of neck. (5t.) (Lit- 



th' used.) 

 Paukn'iiiy.m '., n. Fssential substance of a 



riania. 

 I'aim'ktai. {hiiiii.i), ii. for n. Expanded bones 



forming part of the i-raniiim. 

 PAi:j'i:ri:s, n. Wall. 



I'auoi Tie'irAl, II. for ii. Certain leteral ele- 

 ments of the occipital bone. 

 I'AlLul'li', ". .\bout the ear. (4."(.) 

 I'Aliin'lli, If. or II. Pertaining to the ear. Ki- 

 /iiriiilli/, a salivary gland situate near the 

 ear. 

 Pas'si:i!i:s, «. ///. A group of birds including 



s|iariows and all the liigh.T birds. 

 Pas'skiiink, u. Sparrow-like, licloiiging to 

 the group of Pniarns. 



