ORNITHOLOGY:— GLOSSARY. 



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GLANDULosus.-Latin. Full of glands. 

 The bulbus glandulosus, is the 

 second stomach of birds. 



Glottis. — A small oblong aperture, 

 situate at the upper part of the 

 larynx. 



Grallatori^. — From the Latin, 

 grallator^ he that walks on stilts ; 

 a stalker. The systematic name 

 of Wading birds. 



Granivorous. — From the Latin, g^ra- 

 num, a grain, (of any kind of corn) 

 and vorare, to eat. Grain-eating. 



Granule. — A very small grain. 



Gregarious. — From the Latin, gre- 

 garius, of a flock, which is formed 

 from grex,{'m the genitive, gre^is) 

 a flock or herd. Going in flocks 

 or herds. 



Griffin. — From the L-diin, gryphus, 

 which is formed from the Greek, 

 grvpos, curved, hooked. (A fabu- 

 lous monster, half lion, half bird.) 

 The systematic name ef a tribe of 

 birds of prey. 



Grus. — Latin. A Crane. 



Gryfhus. — Latin. A Griffin. 



Gypaetop. — From the Greek, gupaie. 

 ios, a kind of eagle ; formed from 

 gupSf a Vulture, and aietos, an 

 Eagle. 



G YPOGERANUs.-From the Greek,g-M;5s, 

 a Vulture, and geranos, a bird, ( a 

 Crane.) Generic name of the Sec- 

 retary. 



H^MATOPUS. — From the Greek, aimo- 

 topos, having a fierce or sanguinary 

 look ; formed from ahna, blood, and 

 ops, an eye. The generic name of 

 the Oyster-catchers. 



Hali^tus. — From the Greek, ah, 

 the sea, and aietos, an eagle. The 

 S|>ecific name oi the Fisher Eagle. 



Harpyia — Latin. A harpy. (Formed 

 from the Greek, arpax, rapacious.) 



Heliaca. — Specific name of a sort of 

 Eagle. 



Herbivorous. — From the Latin her- 

 ba, herb or plant, and vorare, to 

 eat. Herb-eating. Animals that 

 feed chiefly, or entirely on herbs, 

 or plants, are herbivorous. 



HiEROFALco. — Latin. Gerfakon. 



HiRUNDo. — Latin. A Swallow. 



HoRTULANA. — Specific name of a 

 Bunting. 



Humerus. — The bone of the arm, 

 which is situate between the shoul- 

 der joint and the elbow. 



Hyemalis. — Latin. Belonging or 

 relating to winter. 



Hyoid. — From the Greek, u, and 

 eidos, resemblance. Resembling 

 the shape or form of the letter U. 

 The Os hyoides, the hyoid bone, is 

 a very moveable bony arch, placed 

 horizontally, in the substance of the 

 soft parts of the neck, at the root 

 of the tongue. It does not articu- 

 late with any other bone of the 

 skeleton, and is only connected to 

 it through the medium of muscles 

 and ligaments. 



Icterus. — Latin. (Name of a yellow 

 bird, which, if one see, being sick 

 of the yellow jaundice, the person 

 recovers, and the bird dies.) Sys- 

 tematic name of the Oriole. 



Iliacus. — Systematic name of a kind 

 of Thrush, 



Impennis. — Latin, (formed from pen- 

 na, a wing.) Systematic name of 

 the Penguins which have very short 

 wings. 



Imperiaus. — Latin. Imperial, royal. 



Incubation. — From the Latin, incu- 

 batio. The act of the female of 

 oviparous animals, in sitting and 

 remaining on her eggs for the pur- 

 pose of hatching them. 



Indigenous. — From the Latin, inde, 

 where, and genitus, born. Applied 

 to the natives of a country; also, 

 lo animals that inhabit the country 

 where they are born. 



iNGLuviEs.-Latin. The crop of a bird. 



Insectivorous. — From the Latin, in- 

 secta, insects, and vorare, to eat 

 Insect-eating. Animals that feed 

 on insects are insectivorous. 



Invertebrate. — Without vertebrae. 



Iris. — That part of the eye in which 

 the pupii is situate. 



Irides. — Plural of Iris. 



IsLANDicus. — Latin. Belonging or 

 relating to Iceland. 



