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“Furthermore, each leg of mine has seven sections—the coxa, the trochanter, the femur, the patella, the tibia, the metatarsus, and the tarsus.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z
“Coxa, trochanter, femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, and tarsus.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z
This force relies on the parasite’s highly adapted feet, called tarsi, which are equipped with toothed claws. Honeybee Parasites Have Record-Breaking Clinginess 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z
The daily health checks involve measurements of the birds' weight, wing length, head-bill and part of the foot called the tarsus. Little balls of fluff shed light on seabird health 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z
In addition, it hosts the smallest primate in the world, the tarsus tarsier, which fits in the palm of your hand. Wallace’s enigma: how the island of Sulawesi continues to captivate biologists 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z
A mosquito’s leg is made up of three sections, known as a femur, a tibia, and a tarsus. How mosquitoes walk on water 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z
A journal article to be published in April says the name is fitting because Rask's "glove hand is as tenacious as the raptorial fore tarsus of this dryinid species." Newly-discovered wasp named after Boston Bruins goalie Rask 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z
A journal article to be published in April says the name is fitting because Rask’s “glove hand is as tenacious as the raptorial fore tarsus of this dryinid species.” Newly-discovered wasp named after Boston Bruins goalie Rask 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z
We repeated this also by normalizing the 5D data by a proxy for organism size, dividing each trait by the wing or tarsus length. [Technical Response] Response to Comment on "Evolutionary Trade-Offs, Pareto Optimality, and the Geometry of Phenotype Space" 2013-02-14T19:25:23.927Z
The gullible males greedily sucked up the sticky goop at their tarsi. The Making of a Mutant: A Fruit Fly Love Story 2012-04-15T01:15:00.220Z
The tarsus is the long, thin section that skims the water’s surface, pictured above. How mosquitoes walk on water 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z
It forms three natural divisions, arranged according to the number of joints to the tarsi—namely Trimera, with three joints; Dimera, with two joints;, and Monomera, with one joint to the tarsi.” Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects 2012-03-28T02:00:31.483Z
The legs are rather short, the feet stout, the tarsi reticulated, and the toes scutellated; the claws long and slightly curved. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z
When randomizing in the remaining four dimensions, we find P = 7 × 10–7 and = 4 × 10-7 for normalizing by tarsus and wing. [Technical Response] Response to Comment on "Evolutionary Trade-Offs, Pareto Optimality, and the Geometry of Phenotype Space" 2013-02-14T19:25:23.927Z
The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus. ÷ bone, the bone of the ~; the astragalus. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z
The swelling of the lymphatics appears by preference in the lower part of a hind limb, and the first nodules may be near the fetlock or tarsus. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z
The legs and feet are as well adapted for running or walking as for perching, and the scutellations are continued round the whole of the tarsi. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z
The pampas are the special home of the Tæniopterinæ, or “Walking Tyrants” as Swainson called them, which have strong feet and long tarsi, and frequent open spaces. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z
Description.—Plumage white; bill, naked head, and neck and feet black; naked crop in life red: whole length 54·0 inches, wing 26·0, tail 9·5, tarsus 11·5. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z
The length of the body is 8⅔ inches; of the bill �; of the wing, from the carpal joint to the end of the first quill feather, 5⅝; of the tail 3; of the tarsi 1�. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z
In most the tarsus is bare, but in some groups, as Eriocnemis, it is clothed with tufts of the most delicate down, sometimes black, sometimes buff, but more often of a snowy whiteness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z
The joint between the femur and tibia, corresponding to the knee of man, is called the “stifle-joint”; that between the tibia and tarsus, corresponding to the ankle of man, the “hock.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z
Pal′ma, the palm: the enlarged proximal joint of the fore tarsus of a bee.—adjs. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z
Description.—Middle toe nearly as long as tarsus. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z
The length of the body is 20 inches; of the bill 3; of the wing, from the carpal joint to the apex of the second quill feather, 7�; of the tarsi 2. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z
The limbs are remarkably stout, and the robust tarsi are of a yellow colour. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z
The tarsal fold is low and extends about half the length of the tarsus; the first and second fingers are subequal in length; the tibiotarsal articulation extends beyond the tip of the snout. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z
On the posterior limbs it is developed on the back of the superior extremity of the internal surface of the canon, towards the inferior part of the ham—that is, the tarsus. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z
Tail of fourteen feathers; tarsi armed with blunt spurs in male. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
This, however, is exceptional, the measurements of the leg-bones of an ordinary Dinornis maximus being as follows: Femur, 18 inches; tibia, 32 inches; tarsus, 19 inches, a total of 5 feet 9 inches. Animals of the Past 2011-11-16T03:00:27.497Z
Toes usually four; tarsus with transverse scales; bill generally long, slender, and soft, used as a probe. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
The inner surfaces of the shank and tarsus are colored like the posterior surfaces of the thighs. Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca 2011-10-24T02:00:14.853Z
The tarsus is formed of short bones, as the carpus is; these are, in man, seven in number. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z
Bill shorter than the head, stout, straight, compressed; upper mandible expanding at the base and forming a disc on the forehead; toes entirely divided, bordered by a narrow entire membrane, middle toe longer than tarsus. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
Many specimens have chiggers on the digits and tarsi. A Taxonomic Revision of the Leptodactylid Frog Genus Syrrhophus Cope 2011-10-23T02:00:22.253Z
Toes four, tarsus with transverse scales; bill short, rather hard. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
The hind limbs are marked by dark transverse bands, usually three or four each on the thigh and shank, and two or three on the tarsus. Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca 2011-10-24T02:00:14.853Z
To the tarsus succeeds the metatarsus, whose form reminds us very much of that of the metacarpals. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z
General plumage sooty brown; chin greyish white; tarsi feathered; bill feet, and claws, shining black. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
Syrrhophus nivocolimae is the only species with tubercles along the outer edge of the tarsus; this is merely a reflection of the highly tuberculate nature of the skin in this species. A Taxonomic Revision of the Leptodactylid Frog Genus Syrrhophus Cope 2011-10-23T02:00:22.253Z
Characters the same as those of the Order; tarsus naked in Partridges and Quails; more or less feathered in Grouse and Ptarmigan. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
The hind limbs are marked by dark transverse bands, usually four or five on the thigh, five or six on the shank, and four on the tarsus. Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca 2011-10-24T02:00:14.853Z
The bones of the tarsus are not seven in all animals; they are fewer in ruminants and solipeds. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z
Bill strong; eyebrows naked, adorned with scarlet papillæ; tarsi feathered, without spurs; front toes naked, with pectinated margins; hind toe larger than the nail. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
Then first I saw him in the zenith as a falling star, Descending perpendicular, swift as the swallow or swift, And on my left foot falling on the tarsus, enter’d there. William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z
Hind toe-nail much lengthened; bill slender, nostril not covered with bristles, as in true Larks; back of tarsus thin, not rounded; terrestrial, walking with a wagging motion of the tail. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
Usually, there are no white stripes on the outer edges of the tarsi and forearms. Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca 2011-10-24T02:00:14.853Z
The articulations of the bones of the tarsus, and of these with the metatarsus, do not offer any interest with regard to mobility, this being almost wholly absent at that level. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z
Hind toe absent in most species; tarsus usually reticulate, sometimes scutellate. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
For the purpose of this review there is no special value in a comparison of the tarsi of frogs and salamanders, since the leaping adaptation of the former leaves very little common pattern between them. The Ancestry of Modern Amphibia: A Review of the Evidence 2011-09-10T02:00:27.077Z
Similar to No. 378, but slightly smaller and whiter throughout; spots above white with little if any buff; tarsi nearly bare. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
A narrow white labial stripe, white anal stripe, and narrow white stripes on the tarsi and outer edges of the forelimbs are invariably present. Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca 2011-10-24T02:00:14.853Z
In other quadrupeds, the articulations which bind together the bones of the tarsus possess a little more freedom of movement. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z
Outer tail feathers longest, pointed; tarsus short; tail at least half length of wing; bill compressed and slender; tarsus never exceeds length of middle toe with claw. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
On the under side of the tarsi there are numerous spines in irregular clusters. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z
Similar to No. 197 "but larger, bill longer, tarsus longer, and whole leg very much heavier or thicker." Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
A distinct white stripe is present on the outer edge of the tarsus and fifth toe; on the tarsus the white stripe is bordered below by dark brown. Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca 2011-10-24T02:00:14.853Z
The fleshy body which succeeds is directed towards the tarsus, but before reaching it is replaced by a tendon. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z
Bill moderate, strong, sharp-edged above, compressed, slightly decurved; hind toe high on the tarsus; first primary nearly equal to the second, which is longest; tail even, or but slightly forked. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
The disease takes its origin most frequently in the conjunctival fold of the upper lid, but eventually as a rule involves the corna and the deeper tissues of the lid, particularly the tarsus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z
Bill usually straight and sharply pointed; lores naked; head feathered; tarsus with transverse scales; middle toe-nail pectinate or with a comblike edge. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
Transverse bands also are present on the tarsi and proximal segments of the fingers and toes. Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca 2011-10-24T02:00:14.853Z
Thence it passes towards the tarsus and divides into two fasciculi, internal and external, which are continued by tendons. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z
Bill slightly compressed, not covered with a membranous skin; edges of the mandibles unarmed, or but slightly toothed; wings short; legs placed far behind; tarsi very much compressed; toes four. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
When free from the shell, the young birds rest on their tarsi, abdomen and forehead; their down dries in a few minutes, and their skin becomes noticeably darker. Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima 2011-06-01T02:00:28.030Z
When on land they may lie flat on their breasts or sit erect on their tails and entire foot, or tarsus. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
A distinct white stripe is present on the outer edge of the tarsus and fifth toe; on the tarsus the white stripe is bordered below by dark brown. Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca 2011-10-24T02:00:14.853Z
This proceeds towards the tarsus, but previously it passes between the tibia and fibula. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z
Two central tail-feathers tapering from the base, pointed, and projecting six inches; tarsus less than two inches. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
The body seems to have been even more bulky in proportion, the tarsus being short and stout in order to sustain its weight. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z
Similar to V. h. stephensi, but wing averaging decidedly shorter, tarsus longer, and coloration paler. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
The dorsum is uniformly grayish green with the only dorsal marks being on the tarsi; canthal and post-tympanic dark marks absent. Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca 2011-10-24T02:00:14.853Z
Thence it passes to the tarsus, and terminates in different fashion in carnivora and other quadrupeds. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z
Head surrounded by a circle of feathers; tarsi, long and slender, feathered a little below the joint; wings long third and fourth primaries the longest; tail long, somewhat rounded. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
This is followed by a joint, often of large size, called the 'femur', succeeded by the 'tibia', and this has articulated to it the 'tarsus', which may be composed of from one to five joints. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z
Bill broad, flattened, typically duck-like; tarsus or leg with transverse scales; hind toe without a lobe. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
The webbing on the hand is tan or pale gray, and the ventral surfaces of the tarsi and the webbing on the feet are dark gray or brown. Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca 2011-10-24T02:00:14.853Z
In the dog and the cat, it is inserted into the ligamentous apparatus of the tarsus, or into the base of the second metatarsal. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z
Lore without feathers; tarsi short and strong, naked or feathered; wings large, the fourth primary the longest. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
In most specimens the row of tubercles along the outer edge of the tarsus is made up of discrete tubercles, but in some individuals the tubercles form a nearly continuous dermal fold. A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla 2011-02-28T03:00:32.093Z
Bill and tarsus as in preceding, but hind toe with a broad lobe or flap. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
Anterior and posterior surfaces of thighs, inner surfaces of shanks, and median dorsal surfaces of tarsi dark brown with blue spots. Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca 2011-10-24T02:00:14.853Z
It arises from the fibula and tibia, and is thence directed towards the tarsus. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z
Bill rather longer than head, slender; mandibles compressed, decurved; nasal tube low, both nostrils visible from above, directed forwards and slightly upwards; wings long, pointed, first quill slightly the longest; tail graduated; tarsi compressed laterally. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
The tarsi and feet are like those in the specimen described above, but the posterior surfaces of the thighs are yellowish tan heavily suffused with brown; the venter is cream color. A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla 2011-02-28T03:00:32.093Z
Bill proportionately narrower than in the River or Bay Ducks; gutters on its sides less developed; scales on front of tarsus rounded. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
Limbs pale yellow; thighs flecked with brown; shank and tarsus yellowish tan with indistinct brown bars. Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca 2011-10-24T02:00:14.853Z
Dr. Bennet-Clark, on the other hand, thought the fleas pushed off from the footlike segments at the end of the legs, called the tarsi. Fleas? ?Feet? Unleash That Spectacular Leap 2011-02-10T05:21:48Z
Legs slender, the tarsus longer than the middle toe, and covered in front by a single scale and three inferior scutellæ. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
In both these the tarsus is short, as we found it in the woodpeckers, and the hind toe and its claw are fully equal to the middle toe and claw, making an equally divided foot. The Woodpeckers 2011-01-26T03:00:25.210Z
Front toes with lobes or webs; tarsus flattened; plumage thick; swimming Snipe. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
Hock, the joint of the hind leg situated between the tibia and tarsus, corresponding to the ankle in man. A Guide for the Study of Animals 2011-01-18T03:00:14.913Z
The scientists noticed that the fleas sometimes jumped with trochanters and tarsi both planted on the Styrofoam. Fleas? ?Feet? Unleash That Spectacular Leap 2011-02-10T05:21:48Z
Bill long, compressed, slightly curved, slender, with cutting edges, broad at the base; upper mandible keeled, the tip not hooked; tarsus very short; wings long, pointed, second primary the longest; centre tail feathers elongated. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
They abound in the Lepidoptera: one of the most extraordinary is that certain male butterflies have their fore-legs more or 345less atrophied, with the tibiæ and tarsi reduced to mere rudimentary knobs. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I 2011-01-17T03:00:49.523Z
Toes usually three, or when four, the fourth rudimentary; tarsus with rounded scales, bill, as compared with that of Snipe, short and stout. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
Tar' sal, one of the bones of the tarsus or ankle. A Guide for the Study of Animals 2011-01-18T03:00:14.913Z
Of the outer eyelids, the lower alone is movable in most birds, as in reptiles, and it frequently contains a rather large saucer-shaped cartilage, the tarsus palpebralis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z
Upper mandible with the cutting edge nearly straight; tarsi feathered to the toes; claws unequal, grooved beneath; wings with the fourth primary longest. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
Union of the navicular and cuboid, and sometimes the ectocuneiform bone, of the tarsus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of"
Toes three, webbed at base; tarsus stout, with rounded scales; bill heavy, compressed, and said to be used for opening shells. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
Anal area dark brown with white stripe above and yellow stripe below; white stripe on outer edge of forearm, outer edge of tarsus, and edge of upper lip. Descriptions of New Hylid Frogs From Mexico and Central America
In visiting these the pollen is often deposited on the back of the bee; this it is able to transfer to its under side by means of the brushes on its feet or tarsi. Wild Bees, Wasps and Ants and Other Stinging Insects
Bill short, cutting edges of the upper mandible nearly straight; tarsi naked; outer toe reversible; claws equal, rounded beneath; wings with the second primary longest. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
The legs are pale with spots similar to those on the cephalothorax, many of which have a bristle or spine; no marks on the tarsi, but tibiæ and metatarsis are twice banded with reddish. New West Indian Spiders Bulletin of the AMNH, Vol. XXXIII, Art. XLI, pp. 639-642
Nostrils opening in a cere at the base of the bill; hook of bill and claws well developed; plumage firm and close; tarsus usually largely bare. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
They consist typically of six segments, of which the basal is termed the coxa and the apical the tarsus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics"
The under side of the tarsus is completely covered with hair, and the claws are longer and less retractile. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli"
Bill strong; orbits naked; tarsus naked, male with a knob on the tarsus behind; tail of sixteen feathers, short, bent down. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
Specimens from the Caribbean lowlands are less tuberculate, and most individuals from there lack rugosities on the tarsus. The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America
Eyes black, set in a somewhat triangular facial disc; bill more or less concealed by feathers; nostril opening at the edge of a fleshy cere; inner edge of middle toe-nail serrate; no 'ears'; tarsus feathered. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
The multiplication of sub-segments reaches its maximum in Scutigera, where the tarsi are extremely long, slender, flexible and annulated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics"
The radius and ulna are distinct; the scaphoid and lunar of the tarsus are united; 367 there is never an os centrale in the adult; and the fibula is distinct. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli"
Bill flattened and obtuse; no hind toe; tarsi unarmed; wings very short; rectrices sixteen to twenty. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
The groin was pale green with black mottling; the anterior and posterior surfaces of the thighs and inner edges of the tarsi were greenish yellow with black bars. The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America
Eyes yellow or black, set in a circular facial disc; bill more or less concealed by feathers; nostrils opening at the edge of a fleshy cere; tarsus feathered. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
The foot consists of a short tarsus, and of slender, laterally compressed toes, with much-curved claws. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton"
The spots on the feet, tarsi, knees, thighs, flanks and upper arm are white in preservative, but in life possibly were red or yellow. Systematic Status of a South American Frog, Allophryne ruthveni Gaige
Leg and tarsus long, the lower portion of the former generally destitute of feathers; bill long or moderate; toes three or four, more or less connected by a membrane at the base, sometimes lobated. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
On land they are very awkward and can only progress by a series of awkward hops; they generally lie flat on their breasts, but occasionally stand up, supporting themselves upon their whole tarsus. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs.
She bit off his left front tarsus and consumed the tibia and femur. The Truth About Woman
To clean leg bones, skin out the thick, meaty shins, using thumb nail and scalpel to aid where necessary, down to heel joint or upper end of tarsus. Taxidermy
Thrush, asserted reproduction of the tarsus in a, ii. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)
Legs and feet slender, and bare except for tuft of feathers on tarsus just above hallux; toes moderate, three in front, one behind; claws strong. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
Like the last, but slightly smaller and paler, and with the tarsus less feathered. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs.
She remained quiet for four hours, and the remnant of the male gave occasional signs of life, by a movement of one of his remaining tarsi for three hours. The Truth About Woman
In large birds, next split ball of foot, insert point of a steel spindle under base of tarsus tendons beside hind toe and draw these cords out. Taxidermy
The arch can only be restored by a wedge-resection of the tarsus. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
Hind toe articulated on the inner surface of the tarsus, united to other toes by a web. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
Unlike the Puffins, these birds sit upon their whole tarsus. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs.
This is particularly observable in the acuteness of the angle formed by the tibia and tarsus, and in the slenderness of the lower part of the legs. Delineations of the Ox Tribe The Natural History of Bulls, Bisons, and Buffaloes. Exhibiting all the Known Species and the More Remarkable Varieties of the Genus Bos.
With his fore-legs, using a special notch placed at the juncture of the leg and the tarsus, he seizes both her antenn�. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles
In severe cases it may be necessary to resect a portion of the tarsus. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
Bill swollen at tip, convex; the upper mandible covered at the base with a soft membrane in which lie the nostrils, with a valve over them; tarsi covered fore and rear with hexagonal scales. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
They can be distinguished in all plumages from the Bald Eagle by the completely feathered tarsus. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs.
At its lower end the tibia forms what is known as the ankle joint by articulating with the next long bone, which is commonly called the tarsus, although the proper name would be really metatarsus. Our Bird Comrades
The tarsus folds back; and the antenn� are held as in a vice. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles
The other bones of the tarsus are rarely fractured separately. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
Legs short, stout, tarsi scutellate; toes long, strong, hind toe especially, outer toe joined at base to middle toe; claws large, much hooked. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
The card is smeared with gum where the legs, or rather "tarsi," will come into place, and arranged with a setting needle. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.
The toes are fastened by means of well adapted joints to the lower end of the tarsus, and form what is popularly regarded as the bird's foot. Our Bird Comrades
She sways her head, passes her front tarsi through her mandibles, then moves away and climbs to the top of the dome without attempting anything. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles
Tuberculous disease in the tarsus, metatarsus, and phalanges has been considered in the chapter on Diseases of Bone. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
Feet large, tarsus slender; fore toes long, united at base as far as first joint; claws moderate, but much curved; hind toe short, but with long curved claw. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
Spanish Breed.—Tall, with stately carriage; tarsi long; comb single, deeply serrated, of immense size; wattles largely developed; the large ear-lobes and sides of face white. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I.
Thus the more he struggled the more tightly his tarsus became wedged in the trap, the foot preventing it from slipping through. Our Bird Comrades
The model seems derived from some Indian calabash, the more so as it has an open mouth and the belly is engraved with an elegant engine-turned pattern, produced by the insect's tarsi. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles
Various deformities are met with in the region of the ankle and tarsus. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
Legs feathered to tibio-tarsal joint; tarsus longer than middle toe; lateral toes equal in length, outer toe slightly connected with middle. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
I measured the feet without the claws, from the end of the middle toe to the end of the hind toe; and the tarsus together with the middle toe. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I.
I made a mark across the upper part of the foot, to point out as exactly as I could the place where the metatarsal bones were joined to those of the tarsus. A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners
Hardly has the Fly grazed this apparent corpse with her legs, when the Scarites' tarsi quiver as though twitched by a slight electric shock. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles
Removal of the talus is an alternative operation to resection of the tarsus, and may yield equally good results. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
Bill with an elevated tubercle at the base, depressed in the middle; nostrils large, pervious; lower portion of tarsus in front with a row of transverse scutellæ. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
The legs are five-jointed, the tarsi consisting of a single joint, ending in two large claws. Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses
He is to divide the skin, and the extensor tendons, and the muscles in that situation, so as to expose the convexity of the tarsus. A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners
At each tap the tarsi are flexed and quiver for a moment. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles
In this way the intertarsal joints are not interfered with, and the cartilaginous tarsus can be moulded so that when ossification is completed the bones differ but little from the normal. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
Bill compressed, straight, with cutting edges; upper mandible slightly hooked at the point; sides of the gape bristled; tarsus short; wings long; first primary a little shorter than the second, which is the longest. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
Insects have been classified on characters drawn from the wings, or the number of the joints of the tarsi, or the form of the mouth parts. Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses
Disadvantages.—It is contrary to sound principle in cases of disease, for it wilfully leaves a portion of the tarsus, in which disease is almost certain to return. A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners
Beetles, wingless, in Madeira, 135. —— with deficient tarsi, 135. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. (2nd edition)
In interpreting radiograms of injuries in this region, care must be taken not to mistake the os trigonum tarsi for a fracture. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
Lore with feathers; tarsi short and strong, naked or feathered; wings large, the fourth primary the longest. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
Claws: the claw or hook-like structures at the end of the foot or tarsus. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
Amputations through the Tarsus.—Various plans of amputating through the tarsus have been devised and described at great length. A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners
The subject of the result of wounds of the joints of the foot has received sufficient consideration under the heading of wounds of the tarsus. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre
The os trigonum tarsi has been mistaken for a fracture of the talus. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
Bill very long; edges of the upper mandible slightly prominent near the hook; tarsi half-feathered; claws unequal, grooved beneath; wings with the fourth primary longest; nostrils transverse, with bony margin all round. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
Feet: the legs or organs of locomotion; one pair attached to each thoracic segment; composed of coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia and tarsus only; plural of foot; q.v. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
In cases of removal for disease of the tarsus, the bones left behind, though apparently sound at the time, are almost sure to become eventually diseased. A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners
In support of this view it may be added that such injuries were most common in the bones of the tarsus, bones especially liable to be struck by ricochet bullets. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre
If tendon transplantation is indicated, the tendon of the tibialis anterior is attached to the cuboid, and a strip of the tendo Achillis to the dorsal aspect of the tarsus. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
Thorax: the prothorax subelongate, narrowed anteriorly; the wings subhyaline, their apex clouded; the intermediate and posterior tibiæ with a double row of spines; all the tarsi simple; the calcaria stout and elongate. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
Paddle: the flattened joints of posterior tarsi in aquatic Hemiptera. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
I then separated with the scalpel the four smaller metatarsal bones at their junction with the tarsus, which was easily effected, as the joints lie in a straight line across the foot. A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners
Fractures of the tarsus.—Wounds of these short bones were as a rule of slight importance, given fairly direct impact on the part of the bullet. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre
These mirrors they set in elaborate frames of glass, silver, carved wood, mother-of-pearl, coral, tarsi, or into frames of painted wood. The Story of Glass
Rufo-testaceous and very smooth and shining; the antennæ as long as the insect; the flagellum, mandibles, tarsi, and articulations of the legs pale testaceous. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
Palma: the basal segment of the anterior tarsus when it is broadened or specifically modified. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
Few points of surgical diagnosis are more difficult than it is to tell whether in any given case disease is confined to the ankle-joint, and whether or not the bones of the tarsus participate. A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners
The behaviour of the different bones of the tarsus varied somewhat. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre
This correlation is a graded one, for camels, which have a more perfect dentition than other ruminants, have also a bone more in their tarsus. Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
Head and thorax rugose; the antennæ and tarsi rufo-testaceous; the eyes rather prominent, the groove above them at the sides of the head extending backwards to the vertex. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
Strigile -is: maculation that consists of parallel longitudinal lines: a deep sinus near base of first joint of anterior tarsus. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
"The hairs on the outer side of the tarsus form a rather long and dense brush; the tail is moderately bushy."—'Anat. and Zool. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
All the rest of the leg, made of several short segments, we will call the tarsus, and we will mark it V. Now how are we to remember all those hard names? The Insect Folk
To obtain this result the insect rears herself upon her hind legs, supporting herself upon the tripod formed by the end of the wing-covers and the posterior tarsi. Social Life in the Insect World
Thorax: the femora beneath towards their base, the trochanters and coxæ, except their apex, black; the apical joints of the intermediate and posterior tarsi fuscous; wings hyaline, the nervures fusco-ferruginous, the tegulæ reddish-yellow. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
Tibia -ae: the shank: that part of the leg articulated to the femur basally and which bears the tarsus at the distal end. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
Relative Frequency of Tuberculous Disease in Different Joints.—Hospital statistics show that joints are affected in the following order of frequency: Spine, knee, hip, ankle and tarsus, elbow, wrist, shoulder. Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition.
Here is a jingle that perhaps will help us:— Coxa first, and then trochanter, Number three the femur stands, After this, the long, straight tibia, And last of all the tarsus comes. The Insect Folk
Case 4.—A four-year-old bay mare having a wire-cut which opened the tarsus joint was treated as heretofore described. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
Thorax transversely striated, the articulations of the legs and the tarsi ferruginous. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
Anthophila: Hymenoptera; species in which the basal joint of the hind tarsus is dilated and pubescent; the bees. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
Osteomyelitis is rare in the bones of the carpus and tarsus, and the associated joints are usually infected from the outset. Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition.
The little tarsus is like the tarsus of the hind leg with its claws and its pulvillus, only, of course, it is smaller. The Insect Folk
All things considered, perhaps open joints rank, with respect to being serious cases as follows: elbow, navicular, stifle, tarsus, carpus, fetlock and pastern. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
Thorax with the sides flattened, the disk slightly convex; a deep strangulation between the meso- and metathorax, the latter rounded above and oblique behind; the trochanters, articulations of the legs, and the tarsi rufo-fulvous. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
Digitus: the terminal joint of the tarsus, bearing the claws: a small appendage attached to the lacinia of the maxilla; rarely present and probably tactile. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
We shudder to see his translucent little tarsi on top of the snow, which he obviously prefers as a stand-point to bare spots where the snow has been blown away. Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885
The tibia, IV, is also well supplied with cruel teeth, and at the end of it is the tarsus, as you see. The Insect Folk
The tarsus is a true hinge joint and because of the great strain which it sustains, is subject to frequent injury. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
Black, very smooth and shining; the legs ferruginous, with the coxæ, articulations, and the tarsi black. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
Phalanx -ges: a joint or joints of the tarsus: a division of classification of uncertain value: similar to tribe. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
But in the species inhabiting bromelia leaves there is no need for swimming, and accordingly we find the tarsi entirely bare. Darwinism (1889)
If you were to look at its tarsus, you would find it had four joints instead of three. The Insect Folk
Fibrous tumors are sometimes located in the inferior part of the medial side of the tarsus—exactly over the seat of bone-spavin. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
Third joint of the antennæ long, arista bare; tarsi whitish; wings very slightly greyish, veins pale, of the usual structure; halteres white. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
Scopula: a small, dense tuft of hair: the bristles or stiff hairs covering the inner side of basal joint on the tarsi of pollen-gathering Hymenoptera. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
The pupae of caddis-flies inhabiting streams have fringes of hair on the tarsi to enable them to reach the surface on leaving their cases. Darwinism (1889)
Yes, Mollie, there is a bone in your leg called the tibia, and you have a tarsus in your foot. The Insect Folk
Below the tarsus a cotton and gauze bandage was applied to prevent swelling of the extremity. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
Thorax: the wings subhyaline with a slight cloud at their apex; the basal joint of the posterior tarsi with a dense dark ferruginous pubescence within. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
Unguis: one of the claws at the end of the tarsus: also applied to a short process on the 6th antennal joint in some Aphids. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
These characters are—the lengths of the body, wing, tail, tarsus, middle toe, outer toe, and hind toe, being as many as can be conveniently exhibited in one diagram. Darwinism (1889)
As it may have occasionally been mistaken for the more common Common Buzzard, I may say that it is always to be distinguished from that bird by the feathered tarsus. Birds of Guernsey (1879) And the Neighbouring Islands: Alderney, Sark, Jethou, Herm; Being a Small Contribution to the Ornitholony of the Channel Islands
Since the stifle and hock joints extend and flex in unison, there is presented also an extension of the tarsus. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
Thorax: the anterior and intermediate legs rufo-testaceous, the femora having a darker stain above; the posterior legs black, with the base of the tibiæ and the tarsi white. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
Foot: the tarsus, q.v.; improperly used to = leg; but in the plural form refers to legs rather than tarsi: see feet. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
Legs grey, with short blackish bristles, tarsi narrow not dilated. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea.
The thighs are whitish, with the tibiae and tarsi yellow. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2
When situated anterior to the tarsus a large exostosis may by mechanical interference to function, cause lameness when all other causes are absent. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
Basal joint of the intermediate tarsi dilated; wings hardly blackish at the tips. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
Isomers: that series of Coleoptera in which the tarsi have an equal number of joints on all feet. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
Posterior tibiae and tarsi nearly as in the second pair. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea.
The feathers of the thighs and tarsi are light hair-brown, mottled with darker lines. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 550, June 2, 1832
With such a shoe, little support is given the sides of the foot; hence, undue strain is put upon the collateral ligaments of the tarsus. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
Black; the apical joints of the flagellum, the anterior legs, the anterior and intermediate tibiæ, and the apical joints of the tarsi pale ferruginous; the extreme base of the anterior tarsi black. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
Vexhillum: in Hymenoptera, an expansion on the tip of tarsi of certain fossorial groups. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
Legs and underside ferruginous, bases of abdominal segments green, as are the tips of the femora and all the tarsi: front edge of tibiae of fore-legs without teeth, hind tibiae moderate. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea.
The tarsi are rather long, and the toes are moderately long; they are clothed to the roots of the nails by a close coat of hairy feathers. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 550, June 2, 1832
This term is applied to an affection of the tarsus which is usually characterized by the existence of an exostosis on the mesial and inferior portion of the hock. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
The head and thorax coarsely and closely punctured, the abdomen finely so; the tarsi with the claws unidentate. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
Manus: the hand: formerly applied to the anterior tarsus. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
Claws of all the feet simple, tarsi spiny. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea.
The tarsi are somewhat elevated, thickly clothed with feathers to the base of the toes, and over the membrane which connects them. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 550, June 2, 1832
A malformation of the inferior part of the tarsus so that its antero-posterior diameter is considerably less than normal is a contributing cause. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
The tips of the mandibles, the tarsi and apex of the abdomen rufo-testaceous, the wings fuscous. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
Metatarsus: applied to basal joint of tarsus, where that differs greatly in length or otherwise from the other joints: see sarothrum. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
Legs heteromerous, four claws to each tarsus, two of them larger than the others, and minutely serrulate on the inside. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea.
Total length 14 inches; bill 1/2; wing 7; tail 9; tarsi 7/8. Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart
When attempt is made to sustain weight with the affected member, abnormal flexion of the tarsus takes place and the hock sinks almost to the ground. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
Thorax: the posterior margin of the prothorax arched; the anterior and intermediate tibiæ and tarsi and the femora at their apex beneath, also the posterior femora, pale ferruginous; the wings subhyaline, the nervures dark fuscous. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
Planta -ae: the basal joint of the posterior tarsus in pollen gathering Hymenoptera: the soles of the posterior tarsal joints: the anal clasping legs of caterpillars. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
The lower right leg, foot, and toe-nails were well preserved; the left was a mere bone, wanting tarsus and metatarsus. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I
Their feet are placed more posteriorly than in any other birds, and only afford them support by resting on the tarsus, which is enlarged, like the sole of the foot of a quadruped. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee
Case 7.—A seven-year-old saddle-horse weighing eleven hundred and fifty pounds received a wound of the tarsus, laying bare the articular surfaces of a part of the joint. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
Antennæ tawny, arista white; thorax and abdomen with bright silvery tomentum; tarsi whitish testaceous; wings limpid, veins pale. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
Sarothrum: the basal joint of posterior tarsus in pollen gatherers: see metatarsus. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
The tarsi are smooth, and of a dusky blue. The Book of Household Management
Thus the wedding ring rubbing upon that little abscess called the stye, which is frequently seen on the tarsi of the eyes, is said to remove it. Thaumaturgia
The several parts are the tarsus, the metatarsus, and the phalanges. Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics
Head black above; antennæ and legs testaceous; hind tibiæ and hind tarsi black; wings greyish, darker towards their tips; veins black, tawny towards the base. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
From them we learn that it requires a coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia, tarsus, ungues, pulvillus, and anterior, medial and posterior spurs to provide a leg for a moth. Moths of the Limberlost
The variety shown in the engraving is remarkable for the tarsi, or beams of the legs, being plumed to the toes, with stiff, long feathers, which brush the ground. The Book of Household Management
For a long time the body is repeatedly shaken, but in vain; the tibiae or tarsi, unduly hard, refuse to yield to the patient saw. The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects
If she frees her hinder tarsi she remains snared by the front tarsi and has to begin all over again. More Hunting Wasps
Mouth and antennæ testaceous; abdomen, hind femora at the tips, and fore tibiæ piceous, anterior tarsi ferruginous; wings dark grey, veins black. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
She inspects the linnet from end to end; with her front tarsi she fumbles at the breast and belly. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography
The tarsi cling firmly to the hair-pencil which I hold out to them. Bramble-Bees and Others
She inspects the Linnet from end to end; with her front tarsi she fumbles at the breast and belly. The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects
It is done: the patient lies motionless; only the tarsi quiver, twitching in their last convulsions. More Hunting Wasps
Head rather prominent; antennæ tawny towards the base, shorter than the breadth of the head; spines of the scutellum, abdomen beneath, tibiæ, tarsi, and halteres tawny; wings limpid, veins testaceous. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
With its front tarsi, the insect carefully brushes the bump about to disappear from view, lest grit should lodge in the cranium when the two halves of the head are joined for good. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography
It has its mandibles for a pick-axe and its tarsi, armed with tiny claws, for rakes. Bramble-Bees and Others
If the insect raises one of its tarsi and pulls towards itself, the treacherous thread follows, unwinds slightly and, without letting go or breaking, yields to the captive's desperate jerks. The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects
At most, the tarsi tremble for a minute or two; that constitutes the whole death-struggle. More Hunting Wasps
Coal-black, hardly shining; antennæ piceous; thorax and abdomen very minutely punctured; thorax with a stripe of cinereous tomentum; posterior tarsi white; wings blackish, veins black. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
It thrusts out the blister of its forehead for the last time and brushes it carefully with its front tarsi. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography
THRUSH, asserted reproduction of the tarsus in a. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2
Facing her prisoner, the Spider contracts her abdomen slightly and touches the insect for a moment with the end of her spinnerets; then, with her front tarsi, she sets her victim spinning. The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects
The Ammophila stamps on the ground; with her quivering tarsi she taps the cardboard on which the bell-glass stands; she lies down flat, drags herself along, gets up again, flattens herself once more. More Hunting Wasps
Thorax æneous black; pectus cinereous; tarsi, femora at the base, and fore legs, pale testaceous; wings limpid; costa at the base and veins black. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
Tall, with stately carriage; tarsi long; comb single, deeply serrated, of immense size; wattles largely developed; the large ear-lobes and sides of face white. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1
The tarsus was firmly coated with mud, weighing when dry 9 grains, and from this the Juncus bufonius, or toad rush, germinated. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2
The Spider's front tarsi are the motor; the revolving spool is the captured insect; the steel eyelet is the aperture of the spinnerets. The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects
This done, the Ammophila releases her victim and proceeds to stamp her tarsi, to polish her wings, to stretch herself. More Hunting Wasps
Deep black, shining, very minutely punctured; head smooth; antennæ piceous; posterior tarsi whitish, with black tips; wings limpid, veins whitish, black towards the base; halteres snow-white. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
I measured the feet without the claws, from the end of the middle toe to the end of the hind toe; and the tarsus and middle toe together. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1
A reference to Cuvier's instance "of the secret relation between the upper canine-shaped incisors of the camel and the bones of the tarsus." More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1
Ilium; a. anterior end; b. posterior end; Ia. ischium; Pb., pubis; T, tibia; F, fibula; As., astragalus; Ca., calcaneum; I, distal portion of the tarsus; i., ii., iii., iv., metatarsal bones. Lectures on Evolution
Under the stimulus of a straw, I see her legs move a little, especially the lower joints, the tibiae and tarsi. More Hunting Wasps
The tarsus is sensitive on all sides; but the three toes are sensitive only on their outer surfaces. The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants
They abound in the Lepidoptera: one of the most extraordinary is that certain male butterflies have their fore-legs more or less atrophied, with the tibiae and tarsi reduced to mere rudimentary knobs. The Descent of Man
Having finished his meal, he nearly always made his toilet, which consisted in brushing his palpi and mandibles, both inside and out, with his front tarsi The Life of the Spider
Solidly planted on her sustaining tripod, the two hinder tarsi and the tips of the wings, she at last crooks her abdomen upwards and again stings the Bee under the chin. More Hunting Wasps
From time to time the tips of the tarsi quiver a little; and that is all. More Hunting Wasps
Both the tarsus and toes can seize well hold of sticks. The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants
Moths, absence of mouth in some males; apterous female; male, prehensile use of the tarsi by; male, attracted by females; sound produced by; coloration of; sexual differences of colour in. The Descent of Man
Gripping a thread with her front tarsi, or fingers, she turns, one after the other, a number of back somersaults, like those of an acrobat on the trapeze.  The Life of the Spider
Even the middle part of the tarsus is sensitive to prolonged contact, as soon as the tendril has arrived at maturity. The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants
I may add that it is black, with the first two abdominal segments, the legs and the tarsi a rusty red. More Hunting Wasps
The whole tendril, namely, the tarsus and the three toes, are likewise sensitive to contact, especially on their under surfaces. The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants
Facing her prisoner, the Spider contracts her abdomen slightly and touches the insect for a moment with the end of her spinnerets; then, with her front tarsi, she sets her victim spinning.  The Life of the Spider
She tugs a bit, drags her tarsi till she almost breaks the supporting threads.  The Life of the Spider
The Spider’s front tarsi are the motor; the revolving spool is the captured insect; the steel eyelet is the aperture of the spinnerets.  The Life of the Spider
She has barely alighted on the perilous perch when lo, she is held by the hinder tarsi! More Hunting Wasps
The straight leg or tarsus is longer than the three toes, which are of equal length, and diverging, lie in the same plane. The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants
If the insect raises one of its tarsi and pulls towards itself, the treacherous thread follows, unwinds slightly and, without letting go or breaking, yields to the captive’s desperate jerks.  The Life of the Spider
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