In ses sör-eş, s

pl. [Masc. and fem. pl. of Lat. in se or a waylayer, but here=a percher, from Lat. in se us, pa. par. of insideo =to sit in or upon: in-= in, on, and sedeo =to sit.] 1. Ornith.: Perchers. The name first given by Mr. Vigors, and adopted by Swains on and many others for a great a emblage of birds, mostly small in size, with feet adapted for perching and walking; the toes generally four, the hinder one on the same level with the others, generally three, more rarely two, pointing forward; in the latter case, the feet being scansorial. The length of the tarsus, or shank, is always moderate, the claws never retractile. Some have the bill without notch, in others it is notched. Many sing beautifully, build elegant nests, . As to food, they are omnivorous. The order was divided into five tribes Den tiros tres, Conirostres, Scan sores, Tenuirostres, and Fi irostres. The Scan sores are now well established as a separate order. The In se ores are called also Pa eres and Pa er i formes. 2. Palæont.: The order is found fo il from the Eocene onward. IMG:content-1719.png:[ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small] 1. Ord. Lang.: That which is set or fixed in; an insertion. 2. Book bind .: Same as offcut. A certain portion of the printed sheet in 12mo, 24mo. ., which is cut off before folding and set into the middle of the folded sheet, to complete the succe ion of paging. In-sev-er-a-ble, a. [Pref. in- (2), and English severable (q. v.).] Not severable; that cannot be severed, disjoined, or disunited.