une of the swallower."

AL-BI'-REO, or AL-BIR'[:E]-O [b] _Cygni_, origin doubtful.
Means the beak of the hen.

Situated in the beak of the Swan and the base of the Cross.
Its color is topaz yellow, and it culminates Aug. 28th.

ALCAID, [[^e]] _Ursae Majoris_. _See_ Benetnasch.

ALCHIBA (al-k[=e]-b[:a]'), [a] _Corvi_, "the tent," the desert
title for the constellation.

Situated in the eye of the Crow. Orange in color.

ALCOR (al'-k[^o]r), g _Ursae Majoris_, "the cavalier" or "the
rider."

Situated close to Mizar in the handle of the "Dipper."
Silver white in color. The Arabs called this star "Saidak,"
meaning "the proof," because they used it to test a good
eye.

AL-CY'-O-NE, [[^e]] _Tauri_.

Greenish yellow in color. The brightest of the Pleiades.
Situated in the neck of the Bull.

AL-DEB'-A-RAN, [a] _Tauri_, "the hindmost" or the
"follower," _i.e._ of the Pleiades.

Situated in the eye of the Bull. Pale rose in color. It is
receding from the earth at the rate of thirty miles per
second, and culminates Jan. 10.

[a] Tauri is sometimes called Palilicium.

ALDERAMIN (Al-der-am'-in), [a] _Cephei_ "the right arm." It
now marks the shoulder of Cepheus.

White in color. It culminates Sept. 27th.

ALDHAFERA, [z] _Leonis_.

Situated in the "Sickle," and the neck of the Lion. It
culminates April 8th.

ALFIRK (al-ferk'), or ALPHIRK, "stars of the flock," [b]
_Cephei_.

The Arab name for the constellation. Situated in the girdle
of Cepheus. White in color. It culminates Oct. 2d.

ALGEIBA (al-j[=e]'-b[:a]), [g] _Leonis_, "the mane."

Situated in the "Sickle," and the shoulder of the Lion. It
is approaching the earth at the rate of twenty-four miles
per second, and culminates April 9th.

AL'-GE-NIB, [g] _Pegasi_, "the wing," possibly the "flank"
or "side."

Situated in the wing of the Horse. White in color, and
culminates Nov. 14th.

AL'-GE-NIB, [a] _Persei_, "the side," or Mirfak, "the
elbow."

Situated in the right side of Perseus. Lilac in color and
approaching the earth at the rate of six miles per second.
It culminates Jan. 1st. This star is also called Alchemb.

ALGENUBI (al-je-n[:o]'-bi), [e] _Leonis_, "the head of the
Lion."

A yellow star situated in the Lion's mouth.

AL'-GOL, [b] _Persei_, "the ghoul" or "demon."