

GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS. 



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Longiros'tral (L. longiros'tris), a. Having a long bill, or pertaining to 



the artificial and obsolete group Longirostres. 

 Longiros'tres (L.), n. An obsolete group of birds, embracing certain 



long-billed forms. 

 Longitudinal (L. longitudina'lis), a. Running lengthwise, or in the 



direction of the antero-posterior axis of a body or object. 

 Lo'ral (L. lora'lis), a. Pertaining to the lores. (Plate XII. fig. 16.) 

 Lore (L. lo'rum), n. The space between the eye and bill in birds. 



(Plate XL) 

 Low'er Parts (L. gas'trceum), n. The entire under surface of a bird, 



from the chin to the crissum, inclusive. (See plate XI., and note 



facing the same.) 

 Low'er Tail-cov'erts (L. tec'trices cau'dce inferio'res ; tec'trices subcau- 



da'les), n. The feathers immediately underneath the tail. (See 



Crissum.) (Plate XL) 

 Lum'bar, a. Pertaining to the loins. 



Lu'minous (L. lumino'sus), a. Brilliantly shining; emitting light. 

 Lu'nulate (L. lunula'tus), a. Narrowly crescent-shaped. (Plate XV. 



fig- 5.) 



A small or narrow crescent. 



"A color between purple, yellow, and gray;" 



Lu'nule (L. lu'nulus), n. 

 Lur'id (L. luri'dus), a. 



livid. 

 Lu'teous (L. lu'tens), a. 

 Ly'rate (L. hjra'tus), a. 



Yellowish ; more or less like buff or clay-color. 

 Shaped like a lyre, as the tail of the male Black- 



cock (Lyrurus tetrix), or that of the Lyre-bird [Menura saperba). 



M. 



Mac'ula (L. ma'cula), n. A spot. 



Mac'ulate (L. macida'tus), a. Spotted. 



Mad'der Brown, n. A very rich reddish brown color, more purplish 



than burnt sienna. (Purple madder + burnt sienna.) (Plate IV. 



fig. 3.) 



Magen'ta, ) 



Magen'ta Pur / ple ; ^ 



An exceedingly rich reddish purple color, similar 



to solferino, but darker. (Anilinrosa or rose 



aniline -f aniline violet.) (Plate VIII. fig. 14.) 



Maize Yellow, n. A delicate pale yellow, similar to Naples Yellow, but 



paler ; more creamy than primrose-yellow. (Light cadmium + white.) 



(Plate VI. fig. 21.) 



Ma'la (L.), n. The side of the lower jaw, behind the horny covering of 



the mandible. 

 Mal'achite Green, n. A light green color, like the mineral called mala- 

 chite. (Italian ultramarine + light cadmium + white.) (Plate X. 

 fig. 6.) 





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