A Dictionary of Birds, 1. osa

Accipitres Aftershaft allantois allied ambiens amnion Anseres appearance arteries Australia belonging bill birds Birds-of-Prey blastoderm bones breed British Bustard cæca called canal Cassowaries cavity cells chiefly cloaca colour Columbæ common commonly Coraciida Corvida Cuckow Cuculida described developed distinct Dodo dorsal Dotterel Duck duodenum Eagles eggs Emberizida embryo England English Europe exist extinct Family feathers Flamingos flight fold Gannets genera genus glands habits Hist horny Ibis incubation India inhabit inner intestine islands known latter layer Linnæus loops male Mammals Mauritius Meliphagida membrane mesoblast Miocene muscles Museum name given nearly neck Neossoptiles nerve nest observed optic optic nerve ornithologists outer pair Parrots Passeres peculiar perhaps Pigeons pigment plumage portion possess posterior Proc Prof rami Ratitæ Ratite remarkable remiges resemblance seems shew shewn side species specimen Steganopodes surface Swainson systematists tail velocity ventral wings writers yellow yolk-sac young Zool