GLOSSARY. 



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Stif'ula, h. Newly sprouted featlier. 



Sto'ma, n. Mouth. 



Strag'ulum, n. i[antle ; back and folded 

 wings taken togptlier. Same as pallium. 

 (61.) (Little u.si-d.) 



Stra'tum, 11. Layer. 



Streak, it. Loiigthwiso color-mark ; not so 

 strong, firm, or large as stripe. 



Stri'a, n. ; pi. stricc. Stripe ; streak. 



StrTate, a. Striped ; streaked. 



Stri'dknt, a. Shrill. 



Strkj'ise, a. Owl-like ; belonging to the 

 Striijidic 



SiRli'E, n. A long, strong, sharp streak. 



Stuo'.ma, II. Essential texture of iny organ. 



SrRf'TiUDUs, a. Ostrich-like. 



Sty'loid or Srv'LlFORM, a. Shaped like a ]K'g 

 or pin. 



Sub- (in coinpusidon). Under ; less than ; not 

 quite ; somewhat ; slightly so. .Sub- dimin- 

 ishes tlie force, point, or extent of application 

 of a term. 



Sub-da'sai,, a. Near the base. 



Sub-class, n. An intermediate group often rec- 

 ognized between class and order, of less tax- 

 onoinic value than the former. 



Suikm.a'vias, fi. Beneath the clavicle. 



Sl-bf.\.m'ii.y, k. a gro\ip between a family and 

 a genus. 



Subck'si'S, 71. A group between a genus and a 

 species. (Often used ; of extremely indefinite 

 value.) 



Sl-bmax'ii.lary, rt. or«. Under tlngaw. Also, 

 equivalent to inferior maxillary or mtindlhlc. 



SuBscAr'L'LAR, u. or n. Under the shoulder- 

 blade ; name of a muscle. 



SL'nrvi''ii.'Ai,, a. Not quite true to the type ; 

 deviating somewhat ; .slightly alierrant. It 

 express(;s a condition between typical and 

 abnrnml. 



Si'b'l'i.aie, a. Awl-shaped. 



Suffra'oo, )i. The tibio-tarsid joint ; the heel- 

 joint. (103.) 



SuFFU'sioN', n. A " running " shade of color. 



Sui.'cate, a. Grooved or channelled. 



Sl'I.'cus, )i. A groove or chaiinid. 



ii\:' fv.ix- (iti compimtiim). Over; abovo; beyond; 

 more than. The ojiposite (lualificatioii of suh-. 



SrPEUcii.'iARY, (I. Pertaining to region of eye- 

 brow, aa a streak of color over tli(! eye. 



SuPKRCll.'li'M, n. Kyebrow. (4.3.) 



Sl'iM'.R-FAM'n.Y, n. K group containing one or 

 more! families, yet not of ordinal rank. 



Sri'EilFli'iKs, n. The exterior in general. 



Sui'e'iuoii, a. Lying over, above, or ujiper- 

 mnst. 



SuPRUoci.'ir'iTAi,, (I. for n. The superior ele- 

 ment of the occipital bone. 



Super-dk'uku, n. A group containing one or 

 more orders, yet not of the taxonomic rank of 

 a class. (N. B. Super-genus is a word not 

 yet used.) 



Supina'tdr, n. Name of a muscle that effects, 

 or tends to effect, the reveree movement of 

 pronation, (which see). 



Supra- {in composition). Same ns super-, 



SuPR.\CIL'|ARY, a. See Sl'PRAOKBITAU 



SupRA-occip'lTAi., i". for n. Sujwrior element 

 of the occipital bone. 



SuPKAOii'BlTAl., a. Situate over the orbit. 



SuPRA-RENAL (body), (t. lop H. See Adrenal. 



Suuan'gular, a. Name of a certain element 

 of till! mandible. 



SuR'si:.M. Over ; above. 



Su'ruRE, n. A kind of immovable articulation. 



SvM'iml., n. See Siu.s. 



SvMPATHETK' SvsrEM (()/ ?itfrir.s). That por- 

 tion of the nervous .system not belonging to 

 tli(^ cerebro-spina! axis. 



Sv.M'pilYsis, n. A growing together ; as, sym- 

 pliijsis pubis, symplujsis mcnti. 



Sv.N'APLTIino'sls, a. Same as suture. 



Svxcuu.sdkd'sis, n. t'artilaginous union or 

 articulation. 



SvND.vc'rvLK or Svndai 'rvi.ors, n. Having 

 two toes immovably coherent for a consider- 

 able' distance. 



SvxdSE'.siiii's (fixil), (I. Same as syndiiclijlc 

 foot. 



Svn'iinvm, n. : pi. syit'nniinis or syiionh/nin. A 

 different word of the same or similar nieau- 

 ing. Arcliiro/itcri/.r macrui'ux, ( hwn, is a .t/z/i- 

 vnym of Arc/i. lilli'iijntpltini, .Meyer. Sjnn- 



ujini is the converse of h 



'lOhUllll/llt, 



which is 



the sanu! word, of dilfereiit meanings. Thus, 

 Siilvirold, Swainson, a bird, is a liouioiiinu of 

 Sijlricola, llunqdireys, a mollusk. (Also writ- 

 ten synonyint.) 



Svnon'ymois, II. Kxpressiiig the same mean- 

 ing in dilVcrcnt terms. [Si/tiiniymiciil is also 

 written, but rarely.) (.VIso written si/iiono- 

 mous. ) 



Sy.non'vmy, n. A collection of synonyms. In 

 this .sense, si/nnntimi/ is a burden and a dis- 

 grace! to ornithology. Al.so, in the abstract, 

 expression of the same meaning by dill'erent 

 words. (Also written si/aoiunni/.) 



.Svxo'viA, n. The ])eculiar glairy fluid which 

 lubricates joints. So, synoviul ihiid ; sijno- 

 riiil membrane. 



Svn'iiiesis, n. Act of putting together this 

 anil that fact or observation, whence to de- 

 dui!e a gi'neralization ; opjiosed to analysis. 

 Also, merely comj><i.sifion. 



Sy1!ISc;e'ai., a. Pertaining to the lower larynx. 



Sy'rinx, «. The lower larynx, situate at the 

 bottom of the trachea, at the fork of the 

 bronchi. The vocal organ of birds. 



Sys'toli;, n. T'ontractiou of the heart, urging 

 on the blood. Opposed to diuslole (which 

 sec). 



T. 



Tac'tilk, a. Pertaining to the sense of touch. 



Tail, n. ((iit.) See Tai-da. 



Tail-cov'eiits ». ;;/. (71.) See Calypteria. 



1 TArL-FKATlllltS, ». pi. (70.) See HfXTRlCES. 



I Ta'i.I's, 11. Same as Calianeus (which see). 



I Tar'sai, a. Relating to the tarsus, or tarso- 



I metatarsus. 



I TAR'-so-METATAli'sfs, n. The niorphohi;;ically 

 correct term for the segment, commoidy called 

 the tnrsus in descriptive onuthology, — that 

 bone reaching from the tibia to the toes, and 

 which is really nearly all metatarsus, but has 

 at its top one of the small tarsal bones i!on- 

 lluent with it, so tliat in itself it comprehends 

 part of tarsus as well as all of metatarsus. 

 Tar'sl'.s, n. The ankle-bones, collectively. lu 



