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BIRDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. 
Vermic'ulate. \ 
Vermic'ulated. > Marked with irregular fine lines, like the tracks of small worms. 
Vermic'ulation. ) 
Ver'mifrom. — Shaped like a worm ; as a woodpecker’s tongue. 
Vermil ion. — A very fine red color, lighter and less rosy than carmine, and not so 
pure or rich as scarlet. 
Ver'iial. — Pertaining to spring. 
Vibris'sa — Bristly or bristle-tipped feather about the mouth of a bird. 
Vina'ceous. — A brownish pink, or delicate brownish-purple color, like wine-dregs; 
a soft delicate wine-colored pink or purple. 
Violet. > ^ purplish-blue color, like the petals of a violet. 
Violaceous. S ^ ^ ^ 
Vis'ceral. — Pertaining to the viscera. 
Vis'cus. — Any interior organ of the body, but especially of the digestive system. 
The stomach is a viscus ; the intestines are viscera. 
V-shaped. — Having the form of the letter V. 
W. 
Wash'ed. — As if overlaid with a thin layer of difterent color. 
Wa'ved. — Marked with narrow undulating lines of color. 
Web. — The thin part or vane of a feather on either side of the shaft. 
Whis'kered. — Having lengthened or bristly feathers on the cheeks. 
Z. 
Zone. — A broad band of color, completely encircling the circumference of a body. 
Zoolog'ical. — Pertaining to zoology. 
Zool'ogy. — Natural history of animals, of which ornithology is one department. 
Zygodac'tyle. — Yoke-toed ; having the toes in pairs, two before and two behind. 
