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ORNITHOLOGY:— GLOSSARY. 



same in the plural — but in English 

 sorae writers make the plural, 

 apjparatuses. 



Apiaster. — Modern Latin, formed 

 from apis, a bc-e. The specific 

 name of the common Bee-eater. 



Apivorus, — From the Latin, apis, a 

 bee, and vorare, to eat. Bee-eat- 

 ing. One that eats bees. 



Appexdices. — The plural of appendix. 



Appexdis. — Latin, c(Z, to, d^nd pendere 

 to hang; something added. Any 

 part that adheres to an organ, or 

 is continuous with it. 



Apoda. — From the Greek, a, without, 

 and pons, 'm the genitive, podos,) 

 a foot. Without feet. Applied 

 to birds of Paradise, because it 

 was once supposed they had no 

 feet. 



Aptexodytes. — From the Greek, o, 

 privative — ptenos, winged ; having 

 the power of fljing, and dutes, a 

 diver. The systematic name of 

 Penguins. 



Afus. — Latin. Specific name of the 

 common Martin. 



AauATicus. — Latin. Aquatic. Rela- 

 ting or belonging to water. 



AauiLA. — Latin. An Eagle. 



Ara. ) Systematic names of a 



Aracari. ^ Maccaw. 



Archipelago . — From the Greek, 

 arcAe, beginning, a.nd pelagos, sea; 

 an extent of sea sprinkled with 

 islands. 



Arcuate. — From the Latin, arcuo, 

 I bend like a bow. Bent like a 

 bow; bow-shaped. 



Ardea. — Latin. A Heron. 



Argoxauts. — From the Greek, argo, 

 the name of a vessel, and nautes, 

 a navigator. The name of the 

 ancient Grecian princes who sailed 

 on board of the ship Argo with 

 Jason, to conquer the golden fleece. 



Argcs. — The name of a hero in my- 

 thology, who was said to have had 

 a hundred eyes, fifty of which 

 were open while the other fifty 

 slept; after his death, Juno changed 

 him into a peacock. From the 

 spots in its tail, sometimes called ; 



eyes, this name has been applied 

 to a species of Pheasant. 



Articulate. — Fiomthe Latin, arfi- 

 culus, which is the diminutive of 

 artus, a limb, which is derived from 

 the Greek, arthron^ a joint. To 

 join or joint. To form words ; to 

 utter. 



Articulatiox. — A joint. 



Arvexsis. — Latin. Formed from 

 arvum, a field. Relating or be- 

 longing to fields. 



AsTUR. — Systematic name of the 

 Goshawks. 



Aura. — Latin. An air or emanation. 

 The specific name of a kind of 

 Vulture. 



AuRATus. — Latin. Gilded ; golden, 

 Belonging or relating to gold. 



Barb. — From the Latin, barba, a 

 beard. The filaments which are 

 attached to two sides of the stalk 

 of a feather, are called barbs or 

 beards. 



Barbule. — The diminutive of barb, 

 and is applied to designate the 

 filaments which are found on the 

 edges of the barbs, composing a 

 feather. 



Barbarus. — Latin. Foreign; bar- 

 barous ; cruel. 



Barbatus. — Latin. Bearded ; hav- 

 ing a beard. 



Base of support.— The space com- 

 prised between the points by which 

 an object supports itself upon a 

 resiitant body. 



Beak. — The bill or horny mouth of a 

 bird. 



Bec-ffgue. — French name of the Tit- 

 lark. 



Becca fica — Italian name of the Tit- 

 lark. 



Bicolor. — Latin. Particoloured. 



Bifid. — From the Latin, bis, twice, 

 a.ndfindere, to split. Split or di- 

 vided into two separate parts. 



Bifurcate — From the Latin, bis, 

 twice, and fur CO, a fork. Divided 

 or separated into two branches. 



Bifurcatiox. — From the Latin, bis^ 

 twice, and furca, a fork. The 

 point where two branches separate. 



