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The division of Aves which includes all the typical birds, or all living birds except the penguins and birds of ostrichlike form.
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Properly, the translation and exposition in the Huzv/resh, or literary Pehlevi, language, of the Avesta, the Zoroastrian sacred writings; as commonly used, the language (an ancient Persian dialect) in which the Avesta is written.
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One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, comprising all animals that have a backbone composed of bony or cartilaginous vertebrae, together with Amphioxus in which the backbone is represented by a simple undivided notochord. The Vertebrata always have a dorsal, or neural, cavity above the notochord or backbone, and a ventral, or visceral, cavity below it. The subdivisions or classes of Vertebrata are Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces, Marsipobranchia, and Leptocardia.
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A work in the Persian tongue, being a summary of the Zend-Avesta, or sacred books.
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Furnished with membranous flaps, as the toes of a coot. See Illust. (m) under Aves.
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Having the anterior toes joined only part way down with a web; half-webbed; as, a semipalmate bird or foot. See Illust. k under Aves.
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Semipalmate and loboped, as a grebe's foot. See Illust. under Aves.
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Of or pertaining to the Raptores. See Illust. (f) of Aves.
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Having the toes separated to the base. [See Aves.]
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Having a fanlike tail; belonging to the Eurhipidurae, a division of Aves which includes all living birds.
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The sacred writings of the ancient Persian religion, attributed to Zoroaster, but chiefly of a later date.
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Adapted for walking; anisodactylous; as the feet of certain birds and insects. See Illust. under Aves.
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Totipalmate; -- said of the feet of certain birds. See Illust. of Aves.
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The Zoroastrian scriptures. See Zend-Avesta.
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Any long-legged bird that wades in the water in search of food, especially any species of limicoline or grallatorial birds; -- called also wading bird. See Illust. g, under Aves.
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Of or pertaining to the Scansores. See Illust.. under Aves.
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Adapted to running or walking, and not to prehension; as, the limbs of the horse are cursorial. See Illust. of Aves.
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Having all four toes united by a web; -- said of certain sea birds, as the pelican and the gannet. See Illust. under Aves.
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A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See Aves.
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The class of Vertebrata that includes the birds.
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