. The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world ... the discharge of the details of hismilitary duty, rhe title is also given to oineers hav-ing siuiilar functions attached to larger or smaller divi-sions of , to garri-sons, an<l to the War Departmentof the I niti d states government. (Sec adjutant ittural.)Adjutants arc also assigne<i. as in the Lritish ;uiny. to di-visions of artillery. Kornierly, in Kngland, called tiften contracted to adjt. 3. The adjutant-bird (which see) Post ad
. The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world ... the discharge of the details of hismilitary duty, rhe title is also given to oineers hav-ing siuiilar functions attached to larger or smaller divi-sions of , to garri-sons, an<l to the War Departmentof the I niti d states government. (Sec adjutant ittural.)Adjutants arc also assigne<i. as in the Lritish ;uiny. to di-visions of artillery. Kornierly, in Kngland, called tiften contracted to adjt. 3. The adjutant-bird (which see) Post adju-tant, a pers(m holding the olhce of adjutant with refer-ence to the organization, of whatever charaetc-r, of thetroops stationed at a post, garrison, camp, or cantiimnent.— Regimental adjutant, a person holding the otlicc ofadjutant witli rcfcn-nce to a regimental orgainzatirU,whether the regiment is in one place or dispeised at dif-ferent stations. adjutant-bird (ajii-tant-berd), n. The namegiven by EnoUsh residents of Bengal-to a verylarge species of stm-k, common in India, theLeptoptilus anjala of some natiualists, bcloug-. ;fliiits argala). ing to the family Cicottiida. It is the Ardea dulnaof Gnielin, the A. artjala of Latham, the Ciconia maratiouof Temminck, and the argala of the native Indians. Greatconfusion lias been occasioned by the transference byTemminck of the native name, argala, to a related butdistinct African species. The name maralini has likewisebeen given to both species, since both furinsh the orna-mental plumes so named in connnerce. The African spe-cies should be distinguished as the marabou, the Indianspecies being left to bear its native name ai-gala. Thename adjutant, or adjutant-bird, is a nicktianie bestowedupon the bird from some fancied likeness of its bearing tothe stiff martinet air of the military functionary knownas an adjutant. The bird is a gigantic stork, :, or often Gfeet liigh, and its expanded wings measure 14 feet fromtip to
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