GLOSSARY OP TECHNICAL TEEMS. 



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Slate -co'lor (L. schista'ceus), n. A dark gray, or blackish gray color, less 



bluish in tint than plumbeous or lead-color. (Lamp-black -j- white.) 



(Plate II, fig. 4.) 

 Slate-Gray (L. schista'ceo-ca'nus), n. (Black -f- white.) (Plate II. fig. 5.) 

 Smalt Blue, n. A very deep purplish-blue color, only less intense and 



rich than hyacinth blue. (Smalt.) (Plate IX. fig. 8.) 

 Smoke-Gray (L. fum'ido-ca'nus), n. (Black -(- white + raw umber.) 



(Plate II. fig. 12.) 

 Snuff Brown, n. A dark brown, essentially the same as a very deep 



tone of sepia, bistre, or Vandyke brown. 

 Solferi'no ( n ' ^ very beautiful purplish rose-color, intermediate 



Solferi'noPur'nle 1 m ^ nt Detween magenta and rose-red. (Rose 



' ' aniline + rose tyrien.) (Plate VIII. fig. 17.) 

 Spat'ulate (L. spatula'tus) , a. Spoon-shaped, or spatule-shaped, that is, 



gradually narrowed toward the end, when suddenly widely expanded. 

 Spe'cies, n. The aggregate of individuals related by genetic descent, 



and differing constantly in certain features whereby they are distin- 

 guished from all other beings. 

 Specific (L. sped' 'Jims) , a. Pertaining to a species; as, specific name, 



specific characters, etc. 

 Spec'ulum (L.), n. A mirror-like or brightly colored area, usually 



comprising the secondaries, on the wing of certain ducks. 

 Spherical, n. Having the form of a sphere or globe. (Plate XVI. fig. 



12, representing a section of a sphere.) 

 Spi'nose, | (L. spino'sus), a. Having spines; sometimes said of a mucro- 

 Spi'nous, J nate, or spine-tipped, feather. 



Spu'rious (L. spu'rius), a. False; imperfect; bastard; rudimentary. 

 Spu'rious Pri'mary, n. The first primary, when much reduced in size. 



(Plate XIII. fig. 3.) 

 Spu'rious Wing, n. The alula or bastard wing. (Plate XI.) 



Sauam'ous' \ ^' sauamo ' sus )> a - Scaly; scale-like, or bearing scales. 



Stage, n. Used specially for the progressive plumages of birds, as the 

 immature stage, adult stage, downy stage, etc. The word state is also 

 employed in the same sense. 



Steganopo'des (L.), n. A group of " Swimming Birds " characterized 

 by having the hind-toe united, on the inner side, to the inner anterior 

 one by a full web. The group includes the Pelicans and allied fami- 

 lies. (Same as Totipalmi.) 



Steganopo'dous, a. Having the hallux connected with the anterior toes, 

 as in the Steganopodes. 



Stellate (L. stella'tus), a. Star-shaped. 



Stellulate (L. stellula'tus) , a. Resembling little stars. 



Ster'ile (L. ster'ilis), a. Unfruitful ; barren. 



Stip'ula (L.), n. A newly sprouted feather. 



Strag'ulum (L.), n. The mantle, or the back and upper surface of the 

 wings taken together. (Synonymous with pallium.) 





