PARTS OF A BIRD. 



The external parts of a bird, which require to be noticed and distin- 

 guished by the naturalist, are the head, neck, body, wings, tail and legs ; 

 which parts again are subdivided more or less minutely, according to the 

 taste of various writers on the subject. The above outline engraving is to 

 assist young naturalists in naming these. 



1. Maxilla Superior, the upper 

 mandible of the bill. 



2. Maxilla Inferior, the lower 

 mandible of the bill. 



3. Culmen, the ridge of the bill. 



4. Gonys, the angle or point of 

 the under mandible. 



5. Dertrum, the hook of the bill. 



6. Nares, the nostrils. 



7. Mesorhinium, the upper ridge 

 of the bill. 



8. Lorcm, the bone, a naked space 

 at the base of the bill. 



9. Mentum, the chin. 



10. Frons, the forehead. 



11. Vertex, the crown of the 

 head. 



12. Sinciput, the hinder part of 

 the head. 



13. Capistrum, the face. 



14. Supercilium, the eyebrow. 



15. Regio Ophthalmica, the re- 

 gion of the eye. 



16. Tempo ra, the temples. 



17. Gena, the cheek. 



18. Regio Parotica, the parte 

 above the ear. 



19. Collum, the neck. 



20. Ceroix, the hinder part of the 

 neck. 



