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Vertebrata. — Animals that possess 

 vertebrse. The first branch of the 

 Animal kingdom. 



Vertebrate. — Having vertebrse. 



Vestibule. — From the Lutin, vesti- 

 bulum, vestibule. A room at the 

 entrance of an edifice, which only- 

 serves as a passage to other apart- 

 ments. Tlie first part of the second 

 cavity of the ear is so called. 



ViBRiss.^. — Hairs that stand forward 

 like feelers ; in some birds they 

 are slender, as in Fly-catchers, &c. 

 and point both upwards and down- 

 wards, from both the upper and 

 under sides of the mouth. 



ViRGiNiANA. ^ Latin. Belonging 



ViRGiNiANus. ( to Virginia. 



ViscEBA. — The plural of viscus. 



Viscus. — Any bowel or entrail, or in- 

 ternal part, as the heart, liver lungs, 

 pancreas, &c. 



/ ViscivoRus. — Systematic name of a 



] Thrush. 



I VociFERus.-Latin. Vociferous, noiBy, 



I crowing. 



\ VuLTUR. — Latin. A Vulture. 



/ VuLTURiNUs. — Latin. Belonging or 



; relating to a Vulture. 



; Wattle. — The loose, red flesh that 



I hangs below a Cock's bill. 



? Yu-vx. — From the Greek, xunx, the 



< Wryneck. Generic name of the 



; Wrynecks. 



I Zoological. — Belonging or relating 



I to Zoology. 



\ Zoology. — From the Greek, z6on,tm 



I animal, and logos, a discourse. That 



\ part of natural history which treats 



I of animals. 



i Zygodactyl.e. — From the Greek, 



I zugos, a balance, and daktulos, a 



I toe. Systematicnameof the order 



I of Climbers. 



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