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(iLOSSARY. 



liirils, tliore are no persistently separate tarsal 

 lM)n<'.s, since the two [iruxinial ones are con- 

 llueiit with the extremity of the tihia, form- 

 ing its so-calleil nialli'oli, and the ilistal one 

 anehyloses with tlie nietatarsns, leaving tlie 

 tarsal joint U'tweeii thein, as in reptiles, not 

 hetween the tarsal hones ami the tihia, as in 

 niaiiinialia. Kut, in descriptive ornithology, 

 the whole segment hetwei'ii the tihia and the 

 toes, commonly called the shank, is usiuilly 

 called tarsics. See, also, TAltso-MKTAl'Al!si-.s 

 ami JlKTArAitsrs. (l();!j.) (N. I!. In the 

 foregoing " Explanation," etc., the word tur 

 »«.v is dclineil as nscd in descriptions, not in its 

 morphologically corrci't sense.) 



Tau'si-.s 15ac K OK (KKi.) Sir I'l.AXTA Taksi. 



Tau'sis, liDDTKl). (111.) See Hoof. 



Taxidkii'my, '(. Art of preparing and piv.serv- 

 ing .skins .so as to represent the appearance of 

 the living animal. 



TaxoNom'ic, a. C'la.ssilieatory. 



Taxon'o.my, «. Classilication ; rational ar- 

 rangement according to .some scientific prin- 

 ciple. Hiotaxy. 



Tw'riucKs, )(. j)t. f'overts ; the smaller 

 featlK'rs, either of wing or tail, Imt especially 

 of the former ; tail-eoverts bdng calv])teria. 

 (72, 7:!, !%!.) 



Ti'.('ti!I(i:s Ai..k, v. p!. AVing-eovcrt.s. 



TKc'riMi r.s Caid.k, n. pi. Tail-eovert.s. 



Ti:c'riii<i;s Inkkiuu'isks, ti. pi. Under coverts. 

 (7:i.) 



Ti:( 'ruKKs PKnvEu'.s.K, ». pi. Jledian iipiwr 

 wing-covcrts, of the secondary jset. 



Tec' run Ks Sii'icitio'iiiis, n. pi. Upper cov- 

 erts. (7-2.) 



Tr.d'.MlXA, 71. ;*/. Same as /<(7/-/rc.9. 



Tl'.c'i'MK.sr, -'. Same as ititrf/umfnl. 



Ti;i.i;iii,(ig'i' , «. Relating to teleology. 



Tei.I'.oi.'imiy, n. Doctrine of linal causes ; sci- 

 enee of adai)tation of means to ends. 



Tk.m'i'I.es, )i. ;;/. (14.) Sec Tkmi'iika. 



Tkm'i'oiia, n. jil. Temples ; portion of sides 

 of head between eyes and ears. (Scarcely 

 used.) 



Tkn'ih) or Tks'iion, ji. Fihrous cord or band 

 of attachment of mu.scle to bone or other 

 pr.rts ; a "leader." Ttndo atliillis, ham- 

 string. 



Tkni'ii!()s'ti!AI., a. Slender-billed. 



Tf.I!ati)1,'(1(;v, )i. Science of monsters. 



Te'i:i;s or Te'rete, n. Cylindri.al ami taper- 

 ing ; fusiform. Also, name of a muscle. 



Teh'iU'.M, II. Lower back, between interscapili- 

 uni and urojiygium. (Not well distinguished, 

 and little n.sed.) ("lil.) 



Tek'minai., ((. At the end. 



TkI!.\iin'ci1.(m;'j('AI., a. Kelatiiig to tenuinology. 



Teii.\iinoi,'(ic!Y, n. Science of calling things 

 by their right names accohling to .some deter- 

 mined principle. Xomenclaturc. 



Teii'iiais, Tek'tiaihes, n. /il. Large inner 

 <|uills of wing grow ing from humerus or elbow. 

 The two or three longer inner true secoiiduries 

 (which .see) are often imoiTcctly called tertial.s, 

 especially when distinguished by .size, sha]ie 

 or color from the rest of tin? secondaries. 

 (7fi.) 



Tes'ti.s, 1.; ]il. le.ilcn. Te-sticlcs ; male organs 

 secretin^' * j)erinatozoa. 



TKriiAnAi'TYi.K, a. Four-toed. 

 Tiiai.'amt.s, ;/. A certain tract of the brain. 

 TllE'iA, It. Sheath. 

 TliE'XAli, «. I'almar; plantar. 

 Tiie'iiky, n. Scientilic .s]«'culatioii. Pliilo- 

 .sophical explanation, liesult of inference 

 from established principles. 

 TiM'.KMuii'ENor.s, a. II cat-producing, as all 



vital processes are. 

 Tiiiiiii, /(. Segment of leg between Lip and 



km-e. (ii7.) 

 Tll.iKAc'lc, ((. Pertaining to the chest. 

 Tllu'u.VX, n. The chest ; segment of the body 

 enclosed by ribs, sternum, and certain verte- 

 brie, containing heart and lungs. 

 TllltoAT, 11. Scedil.A. (.52.) 

 Tllf.Mli, n. ill birds, the .so-called thumb, U|ion 

 which the alula, or bastard wing, grows, is 

 homologically the index-linger. Penguins 

 lack this .segment. 

 TllYlioHV'Ai., 11. An element of the hyoid bone. 

 Tiiy'i;i)II), II. Shield-.shaped. Name of princi- 

 pal laryngeal cartilage. 

 TiiY'iiiiii) (.'AU'riLAGE. One of those forming 



the larynx. 

 Tlii'lA, II. IVineipal and inner bone of leg be- 

 tween knee ami liecl ; the shin-bone. 

 Tlli'iAL, a. Pertaining to the tibia. 

 ToE, Toes, n. (IIG.) 



To.MiiM, «.; ]d. hiviiii. The cutting edge of 

 the bill. There is a superior or maxillary 

 (omiiiiii, ami an infi'iior or mandibular U>- 

 miiiiii; each is double (i. c. right and left) ; 

 togetluT they are the tomia, mutually apposed 

 when the mouth is shut. 

 Tor iiK TiiE.s. (117.) See Acuoi)actylu.m. 

 Tdli'yrATE, n. Kinged ; collared. 

 Tiin'(,>iKs, n. liing or collar of color or of 

 fcathcis olhcrwi.se di.stinguished. Lewis's 

 woodpecker has a cervical torques both in 

 ccdor and texture of the feathers. 

 Ti 111 i>A i.'.M An:, a. 1 1 aving all four toes webbed. 



SaiiK! as .itiijiniuimlims. 

 Tiiacu'ea, n. AVindiiipe. 



Tuansvkuse', a. Crosswise; in direction at 



right angle with longitu<linal axis of the body. 



Ti;ea1) {fi/llii: Click-), 11. ( icatriculum ; molecule. 



See Yolk. 

 Tim- (ill comimsi/ioii). Thrice ; treble. 

 Tlu'cEl's, n. A certain extensor miLscle of wing 



and leg. 

 Ti!I1>ai'tyi.e, CI. Three-toed. 

 Timcjem'i.mt.s, a. for?i. A certain cranial nerve. 

 Tr.lllE'DliAl,, a. Three-sided. 

 Ti!:v'iAL, fT. Said of a sjjecijic name. Opposed 



to ifciicric. 

 TltiicilAX'TKK, H. Prominence at top of femur. 

 TlicHii'i.EA, n. A pulley ; smooth liony surface 



over which a tendon plays. 

 TlirN'i'ATE, ". ("ut s(iuarely off. 

 TurN'uis, n. Trunk ; body without its mem- 

 bers. (.50.) 

 TniEli'i'i'i,L'.M, n. Tuliercle ; a little lump or 



elevation. 

 Ti'nk', n. Enveloping membrane of varicuis 



organs. 

 Ti'xicA Ai.nniix'EA, «. Den.se whitish mc^m- 



branous investment of the testicles. 

 Tiu'm.SAi., </. Scroll-like; name of certain 

 bones of iia.sal pas.sages. 



