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



Malar. — Pertaining to cheek. 



Mandibles. — Upper and lower jaws witli their covering. 



Manubrium. — Process of the fore-liorder of sternum. 



Maxilla. — Lateral margin of upper mandible. 



Nape. — Upper part of neck behind. 



Nuchal. — Pertaining to region of neck. 



Occiput. — Hind-head. 



Ocreate. — Having the tarsal envelope continuous ; booted. 



Operculum. — A lid. 



Orbital. — Region of eye. 



Oscines — Singers. 



Pectoral.— Breast region. 



Pervious. — Open. 



Phalanges. — Bones of digits of hand and foot. 



PiLEUM. — Whole top of liead. 



Planta. — Sides and back of tarsus. 



Plumules. — Down feathers. 



Primaries — Main flight feathers growing on pinion or hand. 



Rectrices. — Tail quills. 



Remiges. — Quills of wing. 



Rictal. — ^Pertaining to gape. 



Rostrum. — Bill. 



Scapularies. — Feathers on the shoulder-blades. 



Schizognathous. — The skull having maxillo- palatine processes of the 

 maxilla separated by a cleft, and the vomer long and pointed in 

 front, narrow behind. Example, common fowl. 



Schizorhinal. — Split nasal bone. 



Scutellate. — Having small plate-like surfaces. 



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



Semi-palmated. — Half- webbed. 



Shaft. —Main stem of feather. 



Spatulate. — Spoon-shaped. 



Speculum. — Conspicuous bright spot. 



Spurious Wing.— Bastard wing. 



Sternum. — Breastbone. 



Subulate. — Awl-shaped. 



Sulcus. — Furrow. 



Syndactyl. — Joined toes in part of length. 



Tarsus. — Lower part of leg. 



Tertials.— Innermost secondaries growing upon humerus. 



Thumb. — PoUex or outer digit of hand. 



Tibio-tarsus. — Middle long bone of leg. 



ToMiUM.— Cutting eds;e of bill. 



Vomer. — A membrane bone of tlie skull in the median line ; sometimes in 

 paired halves, one on each side of the median line. 



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



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