GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS. 



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t a. The bird-life of a particular country or locality. 



case of many Orioles (Icteridoz), Tanagers, and other bright-colored 



Passerine groups. 

 Av'ian Fauna, 

 Avi-fauna, 

 Ax'illa (L.), n. The armpit. 

 Ax'illar, j ,_ .„ , . . _ 



Ax'illarv ) * axMa ns >> a - -Pertaining to the armpit. 



Ax'illaries { ^ L ' axilla ' res )> n - A more or less distinct tuft of graduated, 

 Ax'illa ' \ usually soft and elongated, feathers growing from the 



' ' armpit. (Plate XIII. fig. 4.) 

 Az'ure Blue (L. azu'reus), n. A fine light blue color, like the blue of 

 the sky. (Cobalt blue + white.) (Plate IX. fig. 15.) 



B. 



Back (L. dor' sum), n. In descriptive Ornithology, usually includes the 



scapulars and interscapulars, but should properly be restricted to the 



latter alone. (Plate XI.) 

 Band (L. vit'ta; fas'cia), n. A broad transverse mark with regular and 



nearly parallel edges ; a broad bar of color. (A broad band is usually 



called a zone.) (Plate IV. fig. 18.) 

 Band'ed (L. vitta'tus; fascia'tus), a. Marked with bands. (Plate XV- 



fig. 18.) 

 Bar (L. vit'ta; fas'cia), n. A narrow transverse mark of color. (Plate 



IV. fig. 17.J 

 Barb (L. bar'bus), n. Any one of the fibrilke, or lamina?, composing the 



web of a feather. 

 Barb'ed (L. barba'tus), a. Furnished with barbs ; bearded. 

 Barb'ule (L. ba/bulus), n. A barb of a barb. 

 Barred (L. vitta'tus; fascia'tus), a. Marked with bars. (Plate XV. 



fig. 17.) 

 Base (L. ba'sis), n. Root; origin. 

 Ba'sal (L. basa'lis), a. Pertaining to the base. 

 Bay (L. ba'dias) , n. A very rich dark reddish chestnut. (Burnt sienna 



-f purple madder.) (Plate IV. fig. 5.) 

 Bel'ly (L. abdo'men), n. The central posterior portion of the under sur- 

 face of the body ; bounded laterally by the sides, posteriorly by the 



vent or anal region, and anteriorly by the breast. (Plate XI.) 

 Belt (L. bal'teus), n. A broad band of color across the breast or belly. 



(Distinguished from zone in that the latter may cross the wings or 



tail.) 

 Belt'ed (L. baltea'tus), a. Marked with a broad band or belt of color 



across the lower part of the body. 

 Bend of the Wing (L. flex'ura; pli'ca), n. The angle or prominence at 



the carpus, or wrist-joint, in the folded wing. (Plate XIII. fig. 5.) 



