A History of North American Birds; Land Birds; Vol. 3 of 3

by Spencer Fullerton Baird; T. M. Brewer; Robert Ridgway

Fæ´ces, n. pl. Excrement; dung.

Fal´cate, Fal´ciform, a. Sickle-shaped; scythe-shaped.

Fal´conine, a. Like a hawk; belonging to the Falconidæ.

False Wing. (79.) See Alula.

Falx Cerebri, n. A certain fold of the dura mater.

Family, n. Systematic group of the grade between order and genus, generally distinguished or denoted by the termination -idæ, as Falcon-idæ.

Fas´cia, n. Broad band of color. Also, equivalent to Aponeurosis (which see).

Fas´ciated, a. Broadly banded with color.

Fas´cicle, n. Bundle.

Fas´cicled, Fascic´ulate, a. Bundled.