MEANING OP TERMS 



USED IN THE PLATE, AND IN OTHER PARTS OF THIS WORK. 



Abdomen, — The belly : that part between the breast (pectus) and the 



vent (crissum). 

 Ala. — The wing. 



Alula. — Spurious wing-feathers attached to the rudimentary thumb. 

 Atjchenium. — The posterior portion of the neck. 

 AuEicuLAES. — Feathers covering the ears. 

 Ceee. — Bare skin covering the base of the bill in certain birds. 

 Cauda. — The tail. 

 Ceevix. — The whole of the back of the neck, as opposed to giUtur, 



the fore part. 

 CoLLUM. — The neck. 

 CovEETS. — Either of wing or tail : small feathers covering the quills 



both on the upper and lower, or outer or inner sides. 

 Crissum. — The vent : sometimes applied to the under tail-coverts. 

 Culmen. — The ridge of the upper mandible. 



DiGiTi. — T\i.e fore-toes, as distinguished from the hind-toe (hallux). 

 DoESUM. — The entire back, from the cervix to the base of the tail 



(uropigium) . 

 Epigasteeum. — The anterior portion of the abdomen. 

 Femue.— The thigh : usually concealed. 

 Flexfea.— The bend of the wing. 

 Feons. — The forehead. 

 GoNYS. — The ridge of the lower mandible. 



GuLA. — The anterior portion of the guttur, or fore-part of the throat. 

 GuTTUE. — The throat, or fore-part of neck. 

 Hallux. — The hind toe, 

 Humeeus. — The shoulder. 



Hypochondeia. — The side, or space under the wing. 

 Inteescapulium. — The part between the shoulders, on which are the 



scapulce, or scapular feathers. 

 JuGULUM. — The lower anterior part of the throat. 

 LoEES. — Space between base of bill and eye. 



