Hertzian

Pertaining to the German physicist, He in rich Hertz ( q. v.), or to discoveries made by him. Hesiod'ic, a. Pertaining to the writings or the style of the Greek poet, Hesiod (q. v.). Hesperor'nis, n. (Ornith.) A fo il bird of striking character, discovered in the Cretaceous strata of the western U. S. It was reptilian in character, in the po e ion of small, pointed teeth, resembling those of reptiles, and planted in a deep continuous groove, not unlike that of Ichthyosaurus. Its small brain was more reptilian in type than that of any other adult bird known. It measured 5 feet from the point of the bill to the end of the toes, had rudimentary wings, powerful legs, and feet adapted to rapid swimming, it being IMG:content-0682.png:[merged small][graphic][merged small] RESTORATION OF SKELETON OF HES PER ORNIS REGALIS. a, tooth of same, with germ of second tooth (magnified),