INDEX AND GLOSSARY. 



Neliiilatioii. n. Clouding. 



Neocorye, No. 29. 



Nephoecetes, No. 117. 



Nettion,No. 25i;. 



New World Warblers, 91. 



New York ThruflU=Water Tlirufiti. 



Night Heron, 269. 



Night-hawk. 181. 



Night-jar, 180. 



Nocturnal Birds of Prey, 200. 



Noddy Tern. 323. 



Node, n. Swelling; hence joint, 



§ 72, f. 

 Nou-melodious Passeres, 107. 

 Nonpareil. 149. 

 Northern Phalarope, 218. 



Sea Eagle, 220. 



Sharp-tailed Grouse, 2.34. 

 Nota3um, n. Upper parts, § 30, § 38, 

 Nucha, n. Nape, § 10. 

 Nuchal Woodpecker. Uio. 

 Nucleated, a. Having a special 



cell or cells within, § 8. 

 Numenius, No. 222. 

 Nuraididce, 230. 

 Nuthatches, 82. 

 Nuttall's Magpie, 101. 



Whippr.orwiU, 181. 



AVoodpeckor, 193. 

 Nyctale, No. U7. 

 Nyctea, No. 115. 

 Nytherodius. No. 23G. 

 Nyctlardea, No. 235. 



O. 



Oceanites, No. 307. 



Oceanodroma, No. 300. 



Occiput, n. Hind-head. § 41, a. 



Ocellus, 71. Small sharp round 

 spot, 21 (footnote). 



Odontophorina?, 230. 



(Edemia, No. 209. 



(Esophagus, n. Gullet. 



Oil-gland, «., § 7. 



Old-wife, 291. 



Old World Vultures, 208. 

 Warblers, 77. 



Oliye-backed Thrush, 72. 



Thrush (var. ustu- 

 latus), 73. 



Olive-sided Flycatcher, 173. 



Olor, 280. 



Onj^chotes. No. 101. 



Opisthocomus cristatus, 229. 



Oporornis, No. 37. 



Orange-crownet-l Warl)ler, 95. 



Orbital, a. Pertaining to the eye- 

 socket, § 41. h. 



Orchard Oriole, 157. 



Order, n. § IS. 



Oregon Snowbird, 141. 

 Towhee, 152. - 



Oreortyx, No. 185. 



Oreoscoptes, No. 2. 



Orioles, 157. 



Ornitholo^ry, n. Science of Birds. 



Ortalida, No. 176. 



Ortolan, 273. 



Ortyx, No. 184. 



Os, n. Bone. 



Oscines. Singing Birds, 70. 



Osprey, 219. 



Ossified, a. Become bony; joined 

 hy bone. 



Ossifraga, No. 298. 



Otus.No. 143. 



Ouzel = Dipper, 77. 



Ovary, n. Organ that makes eggs. 



Oven-bird. 105. 



Oviduct, n. Tube that carries 

 eggs to anus, § 2. 



Ovum, n.; pL ova. Egg. 



Owls. 200. 



Ox-bird, 256. 



Ox-eye, 213. 



Oyster-catcher, 210. 



p. 



Paciiic Diver, 8:;.^. 



Elder, 2!l:i. 



Fulmar, -.W. 

 Pagophila, No. 285. 

 Painted Finch, 149. 



Flycat.ther, 110. 



Painted Goose, 28,3. 



Lark Bunting, 131. 

 Paisano, 189. 



Paheotrlnga littoralis, .349. 

 vagans, 349. 

 vetu.s, 349. 

 Palate, n. Bony roof of mouth. 

 Palatine, a. Pertaining to palate. 

 Palatine, n. Bone in roof of 



mouth. 

 Pallaa's Cormorant, 304. 



Tliru.sh — I-Iermit Thrush. 

 Palm Warbler, 104. 

 Palmer's Thrush. See Additions, 



11.351. 

 Pali)ebra, n. ; pL -se. Eye-lid, 



§ 41. b. 

 Pancreas, n. Sweet-bread: lobn- 

 lated gland near stomach, tlie 

 secretion of which aids diges- 

 tion. 

 Pandion, No. lf!2. 

 Panyptila, No. 110. 

 Papilla, n.; pi. -03. Small fleshy 



prominence. 

 Papillose, a. Having jiapillte. 

 Paragnatlious, a. llaving the 

 mandibles meeting at the point, 

 § 45. 

 Parasitic Jaiiger, 309. 

 Parauchenium, n. Side of neck, 



§40. 

 Parida3, 79. 

 Paring, 80. 

 Parkmann's Wren, 87. 

 Parroquet, 199. 



Auk, 341. 

 Parrots, 198. 

 Partridges, 235. 

 Parula, No. 31. 

 Parns, No. 13. 

 Passer, No. 76. 



Passerenlus, No. 65 and p. 3.52. 

 Passerella, No. 77. 

 Passeres. Percliers Proper, 09. 

 Patella, n. Knee-cap, § 72. 

 Peabody-bird, 141. 

 Peale's Egret, lleddish Egret. 

 Pectinate, a. Toothed like a 



comb, § 91. 

 Pectoral Sandpiper, 255. 

 Pectus, n. Breast, § 39. 

 Pedicecetes, No, 180. 

 Peep, 254. 

 Peetweet, 260. 

 Pelecanidai, 298. 

 Pelecanus, No. 274. 

 Pelicans, 298. 

 Pelidna, No. 208. 

 Penelopin.T?., 231. 

 Penguins, 333 (in text). 

 Penna, n. Contour feather, § 5. 

 Penuacenus, a. Of complete feath- 

 ery structure, § 4. 

 Perchers, 09- 

 Peregriue Falcon, 213. " 

 Perisoreus. No. 103. 

 Peruis (genus), 209. 

 Pes,!!,. Foot, § 71 e<«ej. 

 Petrels, .324, 320. 

 Potrochelidon, No. 46. 

 Peuciea, No. 70. 

 Pewee, 172, 173. 

 Pewit, 172. 

 Phajbetrla, No. 297. 

 Pha^uopepla. No. 51. 

 Pliaiithon, No. '278. 

 PhjicthontidBB, 30!}. 

 Piiahinx, n.; /j^. phalanges. Any 

 bone of a linger or toe, § 55, 

 § 72, a. 

 Phaharopes. 217. 

 Phalaropodidas, 217. 

 Plialaropus, No. 200. 

 Plialeris, No. 321. 

 Phasianida!,230. 

 Pheasants, 2.M, 235. 

 Philacte, No. 219. 

 I"liiladelpliian Vireo, 120. 

 Piiilohcla, No. 201. 

 Philnmailius, No. 218. 

 PliQ^be, 172. 



Phuiiiicoptoridai, 277, 351. 

 Phu?nicopterus. No. 246. 

 Phonipara, No. S2bis. 



Phyllopneuete, No. 8. 



Pica, No. 99. 



PicariaB, 177. 



Picarian Birds, 177, 347. 



Pici, 179, 190. 



Picirorvus, No. 96. 



Pici.be, 190. 



Piooides, No. 132. 



Pictura. n. Pattern of coloration, 

 § 41, d (footnote). 



Picus, No. 131. 



Pied Duck. 291. 



Pied-billed Grebe, .338. 



Pigeon Falcon (Hawk), 214. 

 (jruiUeniot, 345. 

 Hawk, 212. 



Pigeons, 223. 



Pike's Tern, 321. 



Plicated Woodpecker, 192. 



Piieum. n. Top of head, § 41, a. 



Pine Groslieak, 127. 



Linnet (Finch), 131. 

 Warbler, 101. 



Pine-creeping Warbler, 104. 



I'inicola. No. 56. 



Pinion, n. Part of wing beyond 

 carpus, § 55 and § 50. 



Pinnated Grouse, 234. 



Pintado Petrel, 328. 



Pintail, 280. 



Pipilo, No. 85. 



Piping Plover, 244. 



Pipit, 90. 



Piscivorous, a. Fish-eating. 

 Plaga, «. Stripe, §41, d. 

 Plam Titmouse, 80. 

 Planesticus. Subg. ofNo.l. 

 Plantigrade, a. Walking on whole 



sole of foot, § 73, b. 

 Platalea, No. 227. 

 Plataleiuas. 264. 

 Plectrophanes, No. 03. 

 Plotida;, 305. 

 Plotus, No. 276. 

 Plover, 242. 

 Plum.'ige, § 9. 

 Plumbeous (Tuatcatcher, 79. 



Vireo, 122, 351. 

 Plumed Partridge, 237. 

 Plumula, n. Down-feather, § 5. 

 Plumnlaceons, a. Of downy 



structure, § 1. 

 Pneumatic, a. Permeated with 



air. 

 Pochard, 289. 

 Podasocys, No. 192. 

 Podiceps, No. 313. 

 Podicipiila;, 335. 

 Podilymbus,No. 315. 

 Podium, n. Toes, collectively, §84. 

 Podothcca, n. Covering of foot, 



§ 70. 

 Polioptila, No. 10. 

 Polioptilina;, 78. 



Polyborus, No. 165. Also p. 208. 

 Polygonal, a. Of more than 3 sides. 

 Polymorphic, a. Of many forms. 

 Polystic^ta. No. 266. 

 Poriiarine .Jaiiger, 309. 

 Pooecetes, No. (Hi. 

 Poospiza, No. 71. 

 Porphyrio (not Porpliyrula), No. 



Porzana, No. 241. 



Postorbital, a. Behind the eve, 



§41, b. 

 Powder-down feathers, § «. 

 Prajcoces. Birds that run about 



at birth. 

 Prajcocial, a. Able to run about 



at birth. 

 Prairie Hen, 234. 



Warbler, 103. 

 Premixillarv.il. Principal upper 



jaw-bone, § 41. 

 Pressirostrai, fi., § 4(). 

 Primary, n. ; pi. -ies. Quill of 



pinion, § 61. 

 Priocclla.'No. .300. 

 Priiiliiiiis, No, .309. 

 l'roccllari;i. No, 304. 

 Prorellaiiida', 324. 

 ProccUariina', 326, 

 Progiie, No. 49. 

 Prothonotary Warbler, 93. 



