Accidence

[Lat. accident i a.] A small book con taining the first rudiments of grammar. chance effects occurring from luminous rays falling on certain objects, by which they are brought into stronger light than they otherwise would be, and their shadows are consequently of greater intensity. This sort of effect is to be seen in almost every picture by Rembrandt, who used them to a very great extent. With these effects may be cla ed such accidental lights as those from a forge or a candle, or some such object, of which the use is extremely important to the painter of still life. In the celebrated Notte of Correggio is a fine example of A. , in which the light appears to emanate from the infant Jesus. (Music.) Those flats and sharps which are prefixed, in a movement, to notes which would not be considered so by the flats and sharps in the signature. Accident ary, a . Accidental. Accip'enser, n. See ACIPENSER. Accipiter, n. A member of the order Accipitres . Accipitres, n . pl . [Lat. accipiter , a hawk.] ( Zool .) The families Vulturida (vultures), Falcon ide , (falcons and hawks), and Strigidse (owls); q. v. (Surg.) A bandage which was put over the nose; so called from its likene to the claws of a hawk, or from the tightne of its grasp. Accipitri'nsæ, n . pl . ( Zool .) The Sparrow-hawks, a sub-family of birds, ord. Accipitres , fam. Falcon ide . The sparrow-hawk of America ( Falco sparverius ) is 11 to 12 inches long. Its general color is light rufous or cinnamon, with white and black spots on the head and neck. It feeds upon small birds, mice, and other small animals, and never attacks poultry. It greatly differs from the sparrow-hawk, or Kestrel, of Europe ( Accipiter or Falco nisus ), which is a bold and spirited bird, making great depredations among pigeons, partridges, and the young of domestic poultry. A calling out in favor; - vivid and unanimous approval of persons or things; - acclaim is seldom used. A B