GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS. 



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Pin'nate, j (L. pinna'tus), a. Having wing-like tufts of elongated 



Pin'nated, ) feathers on the side of the neck. 



Pin'niform (L. pinnifor'mis), a. Fin-like, as a Penguin's wing. 



Pin'tailed, a. Having the central tail-feathers elongated and narrowly 

 acuminate, as in the male Pin-tail Duck (Dafila acuta). 



Pisciv'orous (L. pisci'vorus), a. Feeding upon fish. 



Pla'ga (L.), n. A stripe. 



Plan'ta (L.), n. The posterior face of the tarsus. 



Plan'tar, a. Pertaining to the planta. 



Plan'tigrade, a. Walking on the back of the tarsus. 



Plas'tic, a. Capable of being moulded ; easily modified. 



Plum Pur'ple, n. A rich dark violet-purple. (Madder carmine -f- 

 intense blue.) (Plate VIII. fig. 4.) 



Plu'ma (L.), n. A feather. 



Plu'mage (L. indumen'tum), n. The feathering in general. 



Plum'beous (L.plum'beus),n. A deep bluish gray color, like tarnished lead • 

 lead-color. (Lamp-black -^- intense blue -f- white.) (Plate II. fig. 15.) 



Plum'iped (L. plum'ipes), a. Having the feet feathered. 



Plu'mose (L. plumo'sus), a. Feathered. 



Plu'mula (L.), n. A down-feather. 



Plumula'ceous (L. plumula'ceus), a. Downy; bearing down. 



Po'dium (L.), n. The foot. 



Podothe'ca (L.), n. The whole envelope of the legs and feet. 



Pogo'nium (L. ; pi. pogo'nia), n. The web of a feather. 



Pol'lex (L.), n. The thumb. In birds, the joint (homologous with the 

 index-finger of man) which bears the alula, or bastard-wing. 



Polyg'amous, a. Mating with many females, as the domestic cock. 



Polymorpb/ic, a. Many-formed ; containing or consisting of many 

 forms, or different types. In Ornithology, a species is " polymorphic " 

 when it presents several distinct phases of coloration in the same 

 locality or within a restricted geographical area. Thus, some of the 

 hawks (e. g. Buteo swainsoni) are polymorphic in this sense. 



Polymyo'das, n. The name of a natural group of passerine birds, 

 characterized by highly specialized vocal organs. (Synonymous with 

 seines.) 



Polyno'mial, a. or n. Consisting of several words, as the polynomial 

 nomenclature, by which a species was designated by a descriptive 

 phrase. This system of nomenclature preceded the establishment of 

 the binomial system, established by Linnajus. A name consisting of 

 several words. 



Polyto'kous, a. Producing many eggs, or young. (Synonymous with 

 muciparous.) 



Pomegranate Pur'ple (L. puni'ceo-purpu'reus ; puni'ceus; phceni'ceus), n. 

 A dull reddish-purple color, like the pulp of some varieties of the 

 pomegranate (Punica granatum). (Madder carmine -f- violet madder.) 

 (Plate VIII. fig. 12.) 



