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ORNITHOLOGISTS' COMPENDIUM. 
Grallato'rial, a. Wading ; pertaining to the wading birds, or Grallatores. 
Graminiv'orous (L. gramini'vorus), a. Grass-eating. (Geese are grami- 
nivorus. ) 
Graniv'orous (L. grani'vorus) , a. Seed-eating, like certain finches. 
Gran'ular (L. granulans), \ a. With a roughened surface, like coarse 
Gran'ulate (L. granula'tus) , J sand-paper. 
Grass-Green (L. vir'idis ; prasi'nus), n. A deep green color, like growing 
grass. (Sap-green.) (Plate X. fig. 4.) 
Gray (L. gris'eus; cce'sius; cine' 'reus ; ca'nus; leucoplioz'us), n. A color 
produced by the mixture of black and white. Various shades, 
dependent on varying relative proportions of the components, are 
represented on Plate II. figs. 2-10. 
The most posterior 
series of wing-cov- 
erts, or those which 
immediately over- 
lay the base of the 
secondaries ; hence, 
often and very ap- 
propriately called 
Secondary coverts. 
(Plate XL) 
Grega'rious (L. grega'rius), a. Going in flocks. 
Ground-color, n. The prevalent color of the general surface. (Used 
chiefly in oology. ) 
Gu'la (L.), n. The throat. (Plate XL) 
Gu'lar (L. gula'ris), a. Pertaining to the throat. 
Drop-shaped or tear-shaped ; having 
drop-or tear-shaped spots. (Plate XIV. 
fig. 8.) 
Gymnopaed'ic, a. Naked at birth. (Synonymous with ptilopcedic.) 
Gymnorhin'al (L. gymnorhi'nus) a. Having naked or unfeathered nos- 
trils. 
Greater coverts (L. tec'trlces a'loz ma'jor), 
Greater Wing-coverts (L. tec 'trices seconda'rii), 
Gut'tate (L. gutta'tus), 
Gut'tiform (L. guttifor'mis) 
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H. 
Hab'itat (L. habita'tus) , n. The region or locality inhabited by a species. 
Hab'itus (L.), n. Mode of life. 
Hack'le, n. A long lanceolate or falcate feather adorning the neck of 
the domestic cock. (Used chiefly in the plural, or in combination 
with neck, as neck-hacldes.) 
Haematit'ic (L. hcemati'ticus) a. Of a blood-red color ; crimson. 
Hair Brown, n. A clear, somewhat grayish tint of brown, resembling 
the " brown " hair of human beings ; the typical brown color, com- 
posed of equal proportions of red and green. (Bistre + raw umber + » 
black + white.) (Plate III. fig. 12.) 
