PARTS OF A BIRD. 



21. Nucha, the nape of the neck. 



22. Auchenium, the under nape 

 of the neck. 



23. Guttub, the throat 



24. Gula, the gullet. 



25. Jugulom, the lower throat. 



26. Pectus, the breast. 



27. Epigastrum, the stomach. 



28. Abdomen. 



29. Hypochondria, the sides of 

 the abdomen. 



30. Venter, the belly. 



31. Crissum, the vent. 



32. Dorsum, the back. 



33. Interscapulum, the space be- 

 tween the shoulders. 



34. Tergum, the middle of the 

 back. 



35. Uropygium, the rump. 



36. Humeri, the shoulders. 



37. Flexura, the bend of the 

 King- 



38. Axilla, the arm-pit. 



39. Ala, the wing. 



40. Tectrices, the wing coverts. 



41. Tectrices Majores, the larg- 

 est wing coverts. 



42. Tectrices Minores, the 

 smallest wing coverts. 



43. Tectrices Medie, the mid 

 die wing coverts. 



44. Remiges, the rowers. 



45. Primary, the quills. 



46. Secundaria, secondaries. 



47. Cauda, the tail. 



48. Rectrices, the tail feathers, 

 divided into, 



49. Intermediae, the middle, and, 



50. Laterales, the side feathers. 



51. Tibia, the thigh answering to 

 the leg in quadrupeds. 



52. Planta, or Pes, foot, divided 

 into 



53. Tarsus, the shank, answering 

 to the heel in quadrupeds. 



54. Acrotarsium, the shin. 



55. Hallux, the great toe. 



56. Digiti, the toes 



