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springing from the shoulder, generally 

 very long, pointed, and of a distinctive 

 colour. When the wing is closed, the 

 scapulars completely cover the junction 

 of the wing with the body, and lie partly 

 over the feathers of the back and partly 

 over the inner secondaries. 



The " axillaries " are a bunch of long 

 narrow feathers, springing from the arm- 

 pit, or the junction of the wing with the 

 body. They lie concealed under the 

 closed wing. 



The " coverts " of the upper surface of 

 the wing are divided into three series : 

 the lesser, which ranges along the margin 

 of the wing; the middle; and the lower 

 series, or greater coverts, covering the 

 base of the quills. The primary coverts 

 are those small, stiff, pointed feathers 

 which lie at the base of the primaries, and 

 are not only quite distinct from the greater 

 coverts, but are generally of quite a differ- 

 ent colour, most usually black or brown. 

 The coverts of the lower surface of the 

 wing are almost invariably of one pattern 

 of colour, and for purposes of description 

 do not require to be divided into series. 



I again remind my readers that all the 

 measurements in this Manual are in inches. 



