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Example sentences for "superciliary"

Lexicographically close words:
superbly; supercargo; supercargoes; supercede; superceded; supercilious; superciliously; superciliousness; supereminent; supererogation
  1. It resembles both these species in having the middle of the throat, belly, and under tail-coverts white, but may be at once distinguished by the strongly marked white superciliary stripes and clear rust-red of the sides and flanks.

  2. With a well-marked, white, superciliary stripe extending from above lores to above ear-coverts .

  3. His complexion is yellow, with African features, flat nose, thick lips but not prognathous, superciliary ridges undeveloped, causing the forehead to protrude a little.

  4. There was a terrible gap in the scalp from the superciliary ridge to the occipital bone, and, though full of clots, the wound was still oozing.

  5. Defn: Having a distinct streak of color above the eyes; as, the superciliary woodpecker.

  6. The skull is characterized by extreme dolichocephaly, flat, retreating forehead, with closed frontal sutures, and enormous superciliary ridges.

  7. The superciliary ridges are scarcely marked, the forehead is elevated, the contour of the skull good, and the volume of the brain equal or superior to that of many modern civilized races.

  8. On the right superciliary ridge is observable an oblique furrow or depression, indicative of an injury received during life.

  9. For instance, how are you to exhibit the superciliary ridge which gives so distinctive a character to the very bird Waterton selects--the hawk--if you cut it away?

  10. To an educated eye this defect is at once recognised by the uneven contour of the cheeks, superciliary muscles, and various parts of the limbs, and also by the generally "wooden" appearance of the specimen.

  11. That is, in the monkeys the jaws and superciliary ridges become still more prominent than in man.

  12. The prominence of the superciliary (eyebrow) ridges.

  13. In none of the skulls of the collection is there observable the heavy superciliary ridges alleged to be common in lower races, but which exist in many of the best-formed European crania--shall we say as anomalies or as individual variations?

  14. There is no crest in the latter, and the white whiskers terminate abruptly on a level with the eyebrow, and the superciliary ridge of hair is wanting.

  15. The superciliary region of the Neanderthal skull appears less prominent than in Figure 3, as the contours are all taken along the middle line where the superciliary projection of the Neanderthal skull is least marked.

  16. But the skull is relatively higher and broader, or more brachycephalic, the sagittal suture longer, and the superciliary ridges less projecting, than in the Neanderthal skull.

  17. This great circumference arises largely from the vast development of the superciliary ridges, which are occupied by great frontal sinuses whose inferior apertures are displayed exceedingly well in one of Dr.

  18. One of the Borreby skulls in particular (Figure 5) has remarkably projecting superciliary ridges, a retreating forehead, a low flattened vertex, and an occiput which shelves upward and forward.

  19. The superciliary prominences are well, but not excessively, developed, and are separated by a median depression in the region of the glabella.

  20. Warbler size; much like Oregon Chickadee, but white superciliary distinctive; range higher (on the average) than other species.

  21. He is quite similar in general appearance and conduct to the foregoing species, altho the white superciliary line does confer a little air of distinction when you look closely.

  22. Female similar, but head like the back; cheeks brown, freckled with black, and throat and superciliary stripe whitish.

  23. The lore is black, and separates the white under eyelid from a superciliary line of the same color above, and also a short maxillary one below.

  24. Furthermore, these specimens have the superciliary row extended anteriorly, so that the anterior superciliary is in broad contact with the loreal.

  25. Specimens from Cerro Tancitaro have a shorter superciliary row, so that the anterior superciliary is not in broad contact with the loreal.

  26. The ashy gray cap is acquired, the chin, throat, and superciliary line become white, the throat is tinged with cream-buff and the transocular streak black.

  27. Above, striped in black and white, the upper tail coverts black broadly edged with white; median crown and superciliary stripe pure white.

  28. Broad submalar stripes joining at angle of the chin, and superciliary lines white.

  29. It is characterised by an extraordinary development of the frontal sinuses; that is, by an enormous projection of the superciliary ridges, behind which the frontal bone presents a considerable depression.

  30. Mr. Busk, in England, has pointed out the great affinity which is established, by the prominence of the superciliary ridges and the depression of the upper region, between certain Danish skulls from Borreby and the Neanderthal skull.

  31. The superciliary ridges are very prominent, the forehead is retiring, the occiput is short and sloped forward.

  32. There is no doubt that this skull is really remarkable for the enormous size of its superciliary ridges, the length and narrowness of the bony case, the slight elevation of the top of the skull.

  33. This species is grayish brown above, with black throat, white superciliary and line on side of throat.

  34. The various subspecies are all marked alike, their distinction being based upon slight differences in size, variations in the shade of the back, or the greater or less intensity of the yellowish throat and superciliary stripe.

  35. This bird is precisely like the last except that the superciliary stripe is usually white.

  36. A streaked Sparrow like the next but with the yellow superciliary line brighter and more extended.

  37. This species is, without exception, the most exquisite of the family; the male can always be known by the bright orange throat, breast and superciliary stripe, the upper parts being largely black.

  38. This species is brownish above and white below, with a whitish superciliary stripe.

  39. A handsome species with a broad white crown bordered on either side by black, and with a white superciliary line and black lores; the underparts are uniform grayish white.

  40. This species has greenish upper parts, white lower parts and superciliary line, and gray crown and nape.

  41. This peculiar curved-billed species is dark brown above, with the underparts, superciliary line and spot at base of primaries, whitish; the rump and a breast patch are yellow.

  42. Similar to the last but with the superciliary line paler and the yellow reduced to a spot on the lores.

  43. This species has gray upper parts with two white wing bars, the throat, breast and superciliary line are yellow, and the lores, cheeks and streaks on the sides are black.

  44. This species is uniform brownish olive above and white below, streaked heavily with blackish; it has a whitish superciliary line.

  45. This handsome little Titmouse has a white superciliary line, leaving a black stripe through the eye.

  46. The general color of this species is grayish above and white below as is a superciliary line and stripe down the side of the throat; the crown, cheeks and throat are black and there is a yellow spot in front of the eye.

  47. A superciliary line from bill to occiput whitish.

  48. The fragment of the skull from the loess of the Rhine (Alsace), by its depressed forehead and strongly projecting superciliary arches, greatly resembles the Neanderthal skull.

  49. Glabella, the middle or frontal protuberance of the superciliary arch.

  50. The strong, prominent superciliary arches denote large perceptives, making him watchful and always on the alert.

  51. But this great circumference arises largely from the vast development of the superciliary ridges, though the perimeter of the brain case itself is not small.

  52. In speaking of the Neanderthal skull, Professor Schaaffhausen says, "It is worthy of notice that a similar, although smaller projection of the superciliary arches has generally been found in the skulls of savage races.

  53. The skull from the calcareous tuff of Constatt, in its low, narrow forehead and strong superciliary arches, resembles the Neanderthal.

  54. The large superciliary ridges give the forehead a far more retreating appearance than its internal contour would bear out.

  55. Our four specimens have a superciliary line that is indistinct and the black mask of each extends somewhat posterior to the auricular region.

  56. They have all large and tufted ears, and large eyes, with superciliary ridges rising higher than the forehead.

  57. In their smooth and rounded skull superciliary ridges are conspicuously absent; and the ear-capsules have, as has been already observed, no external bony canal for conducting sound vibrations to the inner ear.


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