GLOSSARY. 



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the wing strctohotl hy nn pinstio tondon frnin 



tlic shouldtT to tlic wrist, loiuli'iin^ tin' 



siiiootii stini<{ht anterior bonier of tlic wiii^. 



{plica ninria is rarely used for the fold or 



bend of the win^.) 

 Pm'cA InteIIIiIiiiTA'I.IS, n. Weliliinj; between 



the toes. Siiiiie us pnhniiii. 

 Pli'c.k I'nrMiTi'v.K, ».]>!. Primitive tolds ; 



certain |mriill(l lines observed in the early 



embrvonal traee 



Pm'ma, 



A feather in general, foinpare 



Pksna and Pl.f.Mti.A. (1.) A fealher ol 

 whieh the two webs are iMpial and alike is 

 called isD/mi/oiiiiiis : otherwise iDiiKo/imidiKiiis. 



PLU'.MAdK, V. The feathers, eollectively ; Pti- 

 I.osis (whieh see). 



PuM'nKiPi's, ./. Having the color of tarnished 

 lead ; dnll bhiish-gray. 



Pl,lM'rri;ii, «. Having the feet feathered. 



Pi.c'miisk, j II. Feathery ; in general, having 



Pn'Mnr.s I feathers ; feathered. C'om|-are 

 Pr.NNACKor.s and Pi.iiMri.Ai r.oi-s. 



Pl.f'Mri.A, n. A down feather, lacking certain 

 qnalities ami parts of a ponin, 



PLi'Mfi-A'cEors, 51. Downy. Compare Penna- 

 TEoi-.s. 



PN'EUMAT'if, a. Kelating to the respiratory 

 system ; permeated with air. 



PN'Ei'MooAs'ruir, a. Pertaining to Inngs and 

 bidly ; a name of the most extensive eranial 

 nerve. 



PoDAiiTil'r.rM, n. Font-joint ; the articulation 

 of the toes eollectively with the metatarsus. 

 (100. \ 



Po'nirM, V. Foot. (Same as prs.) (icnerally 

 u.sed, howev/r, for the loci collectively with- 

 out thi^ shank. (1]2.) 



Podotiie'ca, II. Whole envelope of tarsus and 

 toes. (101.) 



Poc.o'nu'M, H. ; \A. piHjntn'a. Web or vanes of a 

 feather. (147.) I'mjimium r.rlmiutii, outer 

 web (farthest from middle line of the body). 

 PiHf/»iiu»i iiilfniiiiii, inner web. See Pli'MA. 



Pdl'i.ex, )i. Thumb. The joint which bears 

 the alula is so called, though it is homologous 

 with the iiiile.t: or second linger. Spina pit/li- 

 caris, or 'fiihcrcuhim pnllicari; the horny 

 spur on the wing of some liir<ls. 



PoLYG'AMOfs, a. Mating with more than one 

 female, like the domestic cock. 



PoLYMon'riiif, 11. Of many forms ; consisting 

 of, or containing, .several ditlerent types of 

 structure : as, a polymorphic group. 



PoLYMY'oiD, a. Having numerous syringeal 

 muscles ; noting a gronp e(piivalcnt to Dsciiim. 



Polyxo'miai,, h. or a. Name of more than two 

 words. Consisting of several wnrd.s. The 

 jwbjnomial nomenclature is obsolete. 



Pulyio'kous, a. Multiparous ; producing many 

 young. 



Pons, Jt. Bridge. Certain parts of the brain. 



Poi'I.ite'al, a. Pertaining to the back of the 

 knee. 



PoR'l'Al, ClRrn.A'nox. Passage of blooil from 

 the capillaries of one organ to those of an- 

 other, as is conspicuous in certain of the di- 

 gestive viscera. 



PosTAX'lAL, a. Situate on the external or pos- 

 terior (ulnar or fibular) side of a limb. 



Po.ste'rior Portion. (8.) See Urj;um. 



PosTEliloR Toe. (125.) The hind-toe, or that 

 one directed backwaril, is generally the hal- 

 lux ; often also the fourth or outer; rarely 

 the second or inni'r. The hallux is generally 

 meant by pnslirinr Ion. 



Piisniii'iUTAl., ('. Situate bebinil the eye. 



I'liw'iii'.niKPWN FEArir'i:i!s, ». pi. Peculiar 

 ini|ierfcct featheis, in a mailed palidi, which 

 grow co?itinnally, and as lonstantly break 

 ilown, with a .sc\irly c.xl'oliation, and pervaded 

 with a greasy substance ; they are especially 

 con.s|iicuiais in the heron trilie, but ure also 

 found (dsewhcri'. 



Pii.EAx'iAi,, '(. Situate on tin' internal or ante- 

 rior (radial or tibial) siile of a lindi. 



Pr.kcd'ce.s, ». pi. An (dtsoleti^ gnaip of birds, 

 able to run about and feed theniscdves at 

 birth. 



Pn.Erd'ciAL, w. Hidonging to tlii^ I'nectHva ; 

 having Ihi^ nature of I'l-iirncct. 



PR.Kl'l'.c'rfs, V. Fore-breast ; region of the 

 craw. Not well distinguished homjininhiiii. 



I'REMAx'ri.i.ARY (ho)ii), a. Till' foremost and 

 prini'ipal bone of the upper jaw. Inlfrmaj:- 

 illarji is synonymous. 



Piti;i''i(i;, )i. Foil skin. The liomologons stnic- 

 tnre occurs in .some birds. I'irpntial, per- 

 taining to th(; foreskin. 



PnEssiitiPs'riiAi,, a. Having a bill like that of 

 a plover. (Obsolete.) 



PliKsTEli'NiM, )(. Anterior segment of the 

 breast-bone. 



Pri'mary, h. ; pi. primnrifs. Any one of the 

 (u.sually ten, often nine, rarely eleven) large 

 stilf cpiills growing upon the ]iinion or liand- 

 lioiie, as distiiignislicd from the .secondaries 

 wiiiidi glow n])on the forearm. They form 

 the tip of the wing, and much of its surface. 



Pri'mary WiNii-ifivr.RTs, 11. pi. Tlio.se over- 

 lying the basi's of the |irimarics. 



Priici'.'res or Prd'cf.ri, ii.pl. Same as RatiTvE 

 ^which .see). 



Pr,oi.i(;'F.Riirs, a. See Yoi.K. 



Prona'tion, 11. A particular movement of the 

 radius U|)on the >iliia, by which the hand 

 turns over, — in birds it is very slight, if it 

 occur at all. The reverse movement is termed 

 mpinitlion. The muscles elfccting it arc jiro- 

 nalors and svpivalor.i. 



Phoot'it, a. for n. An eh-ment of the audi- 

 tory ca])3ulc. 



Prosencei'h'ai.on, )!. A certain tract of the 

 brain, the third from behind. 



PRo'roi'LAsM, 11. Primitive common emhryonic 

 tissue, out of which dili'ercnt organs and parts 

 are formed. 



PRoTovER'rKRR.E, 11. j)l. First trace of the 

 backbones. 



PROTnAc'rii.E, ) a. Susceptible of being thrust 



PROTRr'sir.E, I forward or out, as the tongue 

 of must woodpeckers. 



PROVENTRlc'ri.r.s, n. Part of gullet, usually 

 enlarged, next to giMard, having solvent 

 glands for digestion. It is the true s(flmrac/t 

 of 1' bird, as distinguished from the gizzard or 

 grinding stomach. 



Prox'imal, a. Proximate ; nearest or next to 

 any centre or axis. Opposed to distal or ter- 

 minal. 



Psilopje'des, «. pi. A group of p.silopaedic 



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