GLOSSARY OE TECHNICAL TERMS. 
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Ter'tials, 
Ter'tiaries, 
Tenuiros'tres (L.), n. An obsolete and exceedingly artificial group of 
birds embracing various slender-billed forms. 
Te'rete, a. Cylindrical and tapering ; fusiform. 
Terminal (L. termina'lis), a. At the end. 
Terminally, ad. Toward the end. 
Terminological, a. Pertaining to terminology. 
Terminology, n. The science of calling things by their right names, 
according to fixed or scientific principles ; hence, essentially synony- 
mous with Nomenclature. 
Terre-verte' Green, n. A dull green color, like that produced by the 
pigment of the same name. (Terre-verte.) (Plate X. fig. 3.) 
Properly, the inner quills of the wing, growing from 
the elbow or humerus, and usually more or less con- 
cealed (in the closed wing) by the longer scapulars. 
Frequently, however, the graduated inner secondaries 
are incorrectly so called, especially when distinguished, 
as they very often are, by different color, size, or shape. 
(Plate XI.) 
Tes'sellated (L. tessella'tus) , a. Checkered. 
Testa'ceous (L. testa'ceus), n. or a. (Same as brick-red.) (Plate IV. 
fig. 11.) 
Tetradac'tyle (L. tetradac'tylus), a. Eour-toed. (Most birds are tetradac- 
tyle.) 
The'ory, n. Scientific speculation, based upon inference from established 
principles. 
Thorac/ic (L. thora'ci'cus) , a. Pertaining to the thorax, or chest. 
Tho'rax (L.), n. The chest, or breast. 
Throat (L. Gu'la), n. In descriptive Ornithology, the space between the 
rami of the lower jaw, including also a small portion of the upper 
part of the foreneck. (Plate XI.) 
Thy'roid (L. thyroi'des), a. Shield-shaped. 
Tib'ia (L.), n. In Osteology, the principal bone of the leg, between the 
knee and the heel ; but in descriptive Ornithology, the so-called 
" thigh," or shin. (Plate XI.) 
Tibial (L. tibialis), a. Pertaining to the tibia. 
Tile Red (L. testa' ceus), n. (Same as brick red.) (Plate IV. fig. 11.) 
Tinamomorph'ae (L.), n. The " Tinamou-form," equivalent to the 
Dromceo'gnathai of Huxley. 
To'mium (L. ; pi. to'mia), n. The cutting-edge of the mandibles, that of 
the upper being the maxillary tomium, that of the lower the mandibular 
tomium. 
Tor'quate (L. torqua'tus), a. Collared. 
Totipal'mate (L. totipalma'tus), a. Having the hind-toe united to the 
anterior toes by a web on one side, as in the Pelicans and other iSte- 
ganopodes. (Same as Steganopodous.) 
Totipal'mi (L.), n. (Same as Steganopodes, which see.) 
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