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

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

Frugiv´orous, a. Fruit-eating.

Fulig´inous, a. Sooty-brown; dark smoky brown.

Ful´vous, a. Of a brownish-yellow color.

Fur´cate, a. Forked; forficate.

Fur´cula or Fur´culum, n. The merry-thought or wish-bone; the two clavicles or collar-bones taken together. Also called os furcatum.

Fus´cous, a. Of a dark-brown color.

Fu´siform, a. Spindle-shaped; tapering at each end.

G.

Gal´eate, a. Covered as with a helmet; said of certain gallinules, coots, etc.

Gall, n. Bile; the secretion of the liver.