GLOSSARY, 



Axilla, — Arm- pit, junction of wing and body. 



AxiLLARiES. — Feathers growing from the arm pit. 



Cere. — Membrane at base of upper mandible. 



Coverts. — Feathers covering the bases of wing and tail quills. 



CuLMEN.— Highest middle lengthwise line of upper mandible. 



Dertrum. — Swollen tip of bill. 



Em ARGINATED. — N otch ed. 



Gape. — Line of commissure of mandible. 



Genys.— Under middle line of lower mandible from junction of 



prongs to tip. 

 Hallux. — Hind toe. 

 Hexagonal. — Six-sided and six-angled. 



HooKLETS. — Innumerable small hooks in the barb of a feather. 

 Interscapulum. — Between shoulders. 

 Lanceolate. — Tapering. 



Lore. — Space between eye and base of upper mandible. 

 Mandibles. — Upper and lower jaws with their covering. 

 Maxilla. — Lateral margin of upper mandible. 

 Nuchal. — Pertaining to region of neck. 

 Occiput.— Hind head. 

 Operculum.— A lid. 

 Orbital. — Region of eye. 



Pectinated. — Resembling the teeth of a comb. 

 Pectoral. — Breast region. 



Primaries. —Main flight feathers growing on pinion or hand. 

 Rectrices. — Tail quills, 

 RiCTAL. — Pertaining to gape. 

 Scutellate. —Having small plate like surfaces. 

 Secondaries. — Flight feathers seated on the fore-arm (ulna). 

 Shaft. — Main stem of feather. 

 Spatulate. — Spoon-shaped. 

 Speculum. — Conspicuous bright spot, 

 Syndactyl,— Toes joined in part of length. 

 Tarsus— Lower part of leg. 

 Vermiculate, — To inlay ; worm-like tracks. 

 Zygodactyl.— Toes arranged in pairs, two in front and two 



behind. 



Process blocks by Messrs. Patterson, Shugg and Co. 



