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ORNITHOLOGISTS' COMPENDIUM. 





Situated under, or beneath. (Opposite of 

 Below the orbit. (Same as suborbital, 



In'fra- (in composition). 

 supra, — above. ) 



Infraorbital (L. infraorbita'lis) , a. 

 which is more often used. ) 



Infla'ted (L. ivfla'tus), a. Blown out. 



Inflex'ed (L. inflex'us) a. Turned inward. 



Infundibuliform, a. Funnel-shaped. 



Inguin'al (L. inguina'lis), a. Pertaining to the groin. 



In'ner Toe, n. That situated on the inner side of the foot, whether anterior 

 or posterior, but usually the former. (The anterior inner toe is 

 usually the second, but in some zygodactyle forms, as the Trogons, 

 it is the third, the second toe being reversed, thus becoming the inner 

 posterior toe. In a very few — as certain Kingfishers — the second 

 toe is rudimentary or wanting ; while in others the first, or hallux, is 

 reversed, and thus becomes the inner anterior toe.) (Plate XL) 



Insectiv'orous (L. insecti'vorus), a. Feeding upon insects. 



Insesso'res (L.), n. An obsolete name formerly applied to an artificial 

 group embracing the Passeres and other " perching " birds. 



Insesso'rial, a. Pertaining to or having the character of perching birds. 



Insistent, a. Said of the hind toe when the greater part of its under 

 surface touches the ground. (Same as incumbent.) 



In'stinct, n. "A certain power or disposition of mind, by which, inde- 

 pendent of all instruction or experience, without deliberation, and 

 without having any end in view, animals are unerringly directed to 

 do spontaneously whatever is necessary for the preservation of the 

 individual or the continuation of the kind." 



Integ'ument, n. A covering or envelope, usually membraneous, as the 

 skin of animals, the covering of a seed, etc. 



In'ter (in composition). Between. 



Intermaxillary, n. or a. The principal bone of the upper jaw, or relating 

 to the same. (Same as premaxillary .) 



Interorb'ital, a. Between the eye-sockets. 



Interrham'al, a. Between the forks or rhami of the lower jaw. 



Interrupt'ed (L. interrup'tus), a. Discontinued, or broken up. 



Interme'dias, n. The middle pair of tail-feathers, or middle rectrices. 

 (Plate XI.) 



Interscapular (L. inlerscapula'ris) , a. Between the scapulars. 



Interscapulars, n. The feathers of the interscapulum, or back. . 



Interscap'ulum (L.), n. The region between the scapular tracts, or the 

 back proper. (Plate XI.) 



Intertropical, a. Between the Tropics ; tropical. 



Invag'inate (L. invagina'tus), a. Sheathed. 



Inverse', a. Inverted ; upside down. 



_.,..' > a. Pertaining to the iris. 

 Ind Ian, ) ° 



Irides'cent (L. irides'cens) , a. With changeable colors, or tints which 



vary with different inclinations to the light. 



