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BIRDS. 



remiges of the wing, divided into eleven primaries borne by 



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FIG. 310. A Falcon. 



Mn., mandible; C., cere; N., nostril; E.G., ear covert; ThlV. t 

 thumb wing ; C., wing coverts ; D., dorsal coverts ; S., second- 

 aries ; P., primaries; A"., rectrices ; A., ankle; Mt., tarso- 

 metatarsus ; /. , first toe. 



the metacarpals and phalanges of the two fingers, and 

 twelve secondaries borne by the ulna. Twelve tail feathers 



