GLOSSARY 



Axillaries. — The inner feathers under the wing, or armpit. 



Cere. — The soft skin which covers the base of the upper mandible. 



Culmen. — The median lengthwise ridge of the upper mandible. 



Dorsal. — Of, or pertaining to, the back. 



Flanks. — The borders of the lower breast. 



Iris. — The coloured circle round the pupil of the eye. 



Lores. — The space between the eye and the beak. 



Mandibles. — The upper and lower halves of the beak. 



Metatarsus. — That portion of the foot which reaches from the ankle-joint 



to the base of the toes. 

 Moustaches. — Feathers on head which give the bird a moustache-like 



adornment. 

 Nape. — The back upper part of the neck. 

 Occiput. — The hinder part of the head. 

 Orbit. — The bony cavity in which the eyeball rests. 

 Primaries. — The larger quill -feathers of the wing. 

 Retrices. — The tail-feathers. 



Scapulars. — The shoulder-feathers between the wing and the back. 

 Secondaries. — The feathers of the wing which succeed the primaries near 



the wrist -joint. 

 Shank. — That portion of the leg between the ankle and the thigh. 

 Speculum. — The patch of bright feathers on the secondaries. 

 Striated. — Streaked with parallel lines. 



Tarsus. — That portion of the leg between the ankle and toes. 

 Transverse. — In a cross direction. 



Under tail-coverts. — The feathers on the under side of the tail. 

 Upper tail-coverts. — The feathers on the upper side of the base of the back. 

 Ventral. — Belonging to the belly. 



Vermiculated. — Feathers inlaid with a worm-like pattern. 

 Wing-coverts. — The feathers on the shoulder of the wing. 



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