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GLOSSARY 



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Cap. The top of the head when of a distinct color. 



Cere. A peculiar covering of the bill of birds of prey extend- /^\0> 



ing beyond the nostrils. ^^^^z* 



Cheek. The side of the head back of and below the eye. 

 Chin. The part of the head just below the bill (see p. 40). 

 Claw. The nail of the toe. 



Collar. A colored band extending more or less around the lower neck. 

 Compressed. Flattened sideways. 

 Conical. Cone-shaped, as the bills of many birds. 

 Coniferous. Trees which bear cones, as the pines. 

 Convex. Bulging outward, lus the top and bottom ridges of 



some bills. 

 Coverts. 'J'iie small feathers covering tlie b;i.ses of the larger 



(luills of wing and tail. 

 Creamy. A light pinki.sh-yellow color like rich cream. 

 Crest. A tuft of feathers on the top of the head; these can 



be raised or lowered at will. 

 Crissum. The under tail coverts (see p. 40). 

 Crown. Tlie top of the head (see p. 40). 



Crustaceans. Animals witli jointed covering, as the crab and lobster. 

 Culmen. The ridge of the upper mandible ; as a measure of tlie length of 



the bill, it is the straight distance from the feathers on the forehead to 



the tip of the bill (see p. 14). 



Decurved. Bent ilownward in a regular manner. 



Depressed. Flattened at tiic top and bottom ; a depressed bill 



is wider tlian high. 

 Dusky. A dark color of no especial shade. 



Erectile. Capable f)f being raised, as the crest of a bird. 

 Exserted. ExtiMiding beyond the rest, as the central tail 

 feathers of some sandpipers. 



Fauna. The animal life of a region. 



Flanks. The postericn- portion of the sides of a bird (see p. 40). 



Forehead. The jxirtion of the head just above the l)ill (see p. 40). 



Forked. Deeply notciied as the tails of many birds. 



Fulvous. A yellowisli-lirown. 



Fuscous. A dark or blaokish-brown of ratlier indefinite shade. 



Gape. The opening of the inoutli. 



Genus. A closely related group ; this clo.se relation.ship is repre.sent^d by 

 giving to all members the same scientific name .as far as tlie first word 

 is concerned ; this portion being called the generic name. 



