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ORNITHOLOGISTS' COMPENDIUM. 



Grallato'rial, a. Wading ; pertaining to the wading birds, or Grallatores. 

 Graminiv'orous (L. gramini'vorus), a. Grass-eating. (Geese are grami- 



nivorus. ) 

 Graniv'orous (L. grani'vorus) , a. Seed-eating, like certain finches. 

 Gran'ular (L. granula'ris) , \ a. With a roughened surface, like coarse 

 Gran'ulate (L. granula'tits), ) sand-paper. 

 Grass-Green (L. vir'idis ; prasi'nus), n. A deep green color, like growing 



grass. (Sap-green.) (Plate X. fig. 4.) 

 Gray (L. gris'eus; cce'sius ; cine' reus ; ca'nus; leucophce'us), n. A color 

 produced by the mixture of black and white. Various shades, 

 dependent on varying relative proportions of the components, are 

 represented on Plate II. figs. 2-10. 



The most posterior 

 series of wing-cov- 

 erts, or those which 

 immediately over- 

 lay the base of the 

 secondaries ; hence, 

 often and very ap- 

 propriately called 

 Secondary coverts. 

 (Plate XI.) 



Grega'rious (L. grega'rius), a. Going in flocks. 

 Ground-color, n. The prevalent color of the general surface. (Used 



chiefly in oology.) 

 Gu'la (L.), n. The throat. (Plate XL) 

 Gu'lar (L. gula'ris), a. Pertaining to the throat. 



Gut'tzte (L.gutta'tus), ( a ' Dro P- sh aped or tear-shaped; having 



Gut'tiform (L. guttifor'mis), \ J^ 1 ^^^ spots. (Plate XIV. 



Gymnopaed'ic, a. Naked at birth. (Synonymous with ptilopcedic.) 

 Gymnorhin'al (L. gymnorhi'nus) a. Having naked or unfeathered nos- 

 trils. 



Greater coverts (L. tec'trices a' Ice ma'jor), 

 Greater Wing-coverts (L. tec'trices seconda'rii), 



H. 



Hab'itat (L. habita'tus), n. The region or locality inhabited by a species. 



Hab'itus (L.), n. Mode of life. 



Hack'le, n. A long lanceolate or falcate feather adorning the neck of 

 the domestic cock. (Used chiefly in the plural, or in combination 

 with neck, as neck-hackles. ) 



Hsematit'ic (L. hcemati'ticus) a. Of a blood-red color ; crimson. 



Hair Brown, n. A clear, somewhat grayish tint of brown, resembling 

 the " brown " hair of human beings ; the typical brown color, com- 

 posed of equal proportions of red and green. (Bistre + raw umber + 

 black + white.) (Plate III. fig. 12.) 



