34 INTRODUCTION. 



which a good deal of dictionary work might be needed to arrive 

 at a satisfactory solution, but I shall use technical words as 

 seldom as possible. 



Feathers. 



Acute feathers mean sharp-pointed. 



Accuminate — With a long point, as in the neck feathers of 

 eagles. 



Abrupt — Cut even at the ends. 



Alar quills — Wing quills, the larger feathers. 



Upper alar — On the upper part or dorsal part of the wings. 



Lower alar — On the lower or sternal part of the wings. 



Axillary feathers — The long straight ones at the end of the 

 humerus, under the wing. 



Auricular — About the aperture of the ear. 



Anterior — On the fore part of the back. 



Abdominal — On the belly. 



Cervical — On the neck — upper, middle, or lower parts. 



Ciliary — On the edges of the eyelids. 



Caudal quills — Terminating the body behind. 



Caudal quill coverts — -Feathers covering the caudal quills at 

 their base. 



Digitals — Covering the toes. 



Elongated — Long feathers, as on crests, like the heron's. 



Geneal — On the side of the head, under the eye. 



Hypochondrial — On the sides of the body, under the wings. 



Loral — On the space between the bill and the eye. 



Marginirostral — Round the basal margin of the bill. 



Occiput — The head. 



Occipital — On the back part of the head. 



Palpebral — On the eyelids. 



Pectoral — On the breast — upper, middle, or lower parts. 



Quill coverts — Feathers which cover the base of the quills. 



Secondary or cubital quills — Those on the cubitus or fore- 

 arm. 



Tertiary or humeral quills — Those on the humerus or arm. 



Scapulars —Long feathers at the extremity of the arm, as on 

 the back. 



Scutellar — In plates, like a shield. 



Tibial feathers — Those covering the tibia or leg — the thigh. 



Tarsal — Covering the tarsus or under half of the leg. 



Wings acuminated — Drawn to a point, like the swift's. 



