ORNITHOLOGY:— G LOSSAR Y. 



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CoTURNix. — Latin. A Quail. 



Courser. — A race horse. 



Coverts. — The small feathers which 

 lie in several rows on the bones of 

 the wings are called the Lesser 

 coverts ; those that line the under 

 side of the wings, the Under 

 coverts ; those feathers that lie im 

 mediately over the quill feathers, 

 and secondaries, are the Greater 

 coverts ; and the Tail coverts, are 

 those feathers that cover the tail 

 on the upper side, at the base. 



Cranium. — From the Greek, kranon, 

 head. The skull. 



Crepitans. — Latin. Cackling, ring- 

 ing, making a noise, ratthng, 

 chattering. 



Crepuscular. — From the Latin, ere- 

 pusculum, twilight. Belonging or 

 relating to twiliglit. 



Crex. — From the Greek, Zrreo;, a bird ; 

 the Rail. 



Cristatus. — Latin. Tufted, combed, 

 crested ; wearing a crest. 



Crustacea. — From the Latin, crusta, 

 a crust. A class of animals whose 

 bodies are enclosed in a covering 

 like the crab. 



Cucullatus — Latin. Hooded, cowled. 



CucuLUs. — Latin. Cuckoo. 



Cul-de-sac. — French. A blind alley ; 

 literally, a bag bottom. 



Cultrate. — From the Latin, culier, 

 a knife. Sharp and cutting on the 

 edges. 



Cultrirostres. — From the Latin, 

 culter, (in the genitive, cultri,) a 

 knife, and rostrum, beak. Syste- 

 matic name of a family of Gral- \ 

 latorise, characterised by a beak < 

 with sharp edges. \ 



Cuneate. — From the Latin, cunevs, < 

 a wedge ; wedge-shaped. I 



Cuneiform. — From the Latin, cunei/s, < 

 a wedge, and /orma, form. In the > 

 form of a wedge; wedge-shaped. \ 



CupiDO. — Latin. Desire, appetite, ^ 

 gluttony. i 



Curruca. — Latin. A Tora-tit , a 

 Hedge-sparrow. 



CuRVATE. — Bowed, bent. < 



Curvirostra. — From the Latin, cur' 

 vvs, bent, bowed ; and rostrum, 

 beak. Having the beak bent or 

 bowtd. 



Cygncs. — Latin. A Swan. 



CypsELus. — Latin. A Martin or 

 Swallow. 



Dentate. — From the Latin, dens, a 

 tooth. Toothed or notched. 



Dentirostres — From the Latin dens, 

 a tooth, (in the genitive, deniis,) 

 and rostrum, beak. Systematic 

 name of a family of passerine 

 birds. 



Depressor. — Muscles, whose func- 

 tion is to depress certain parts are 

 so called. 



Depressed (beak.) — Flattened hori- 

 zontally 



Diaphragm. — From the Greek, dia- 

 phragma, a partition. The fleshy 

 or muscular partition between the 

 cavit}' of the chest and cavity of 

 the abdomen. 



Diomedea. — The ancient name of 

 certain birds of the island of 

 Diomedes, near Tarentum, which 

 were said to receive the Greeks 

 favourably, and to attack the bar- 

 barians. The systematic name of 

 the Albatross. 



Disposition. — From the Latin, dis- 

 pono, T place or set in order. Ar- 

 rangement or placing of parts. 



Diurnal. — From the Latin, dies, 

 day. Belonging or relating to the 

 day. 



Diurn.'e. — Systematic name of a 

 division of the birds of prey. 



Dolichonyx. — From the Greek, dolu 

 chos, long, and 07?w:r, a nail, a claw. 

 Generic name of the Rice Bird. 



DoMESTicA. — Latin. Domestic. 



Duct (Thoracic.) — The canal or duct 

 which conveys the chyle into the 

 blood. 



EcHELETTE. — French. A little ladder. 

 Systematic name of the Creepers. 



EiMBERizA. — Generic name of the 

 Buntings. 



Erectile. — From the Latin, erigere^ 

 to become erect. Susceptible of 

 erection. 



