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

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

Spur, n. (108.)

Spu´rious, a. False; bastard; imperfect; rudimentary.

Spu´rious Quill, n. The first primary, when rudimentary or very short.

Spu´rious Wing, n. Feathers growing on the so-called thumb of birds.

Squam´ous, a. Scaly.

Sta´pes, n. One of the auditory ossicles; the stirrup-bone, becoming the columella in Sauropsida.

Steganop´odous, a. Having all four toes full-webbed. (141.)

Stel´late, a. Starred.

Stem, n. (144.) See Scapus.

Ster´ile, a. Unfruitful; infecund; barren; noting the condition of the female corresponding to impotence of the male.