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THE BRITISH BIRD BOOK 



Fledgling (Middle English flegge, "ready to fly,"). the 

 young bird from the time it is ready to fly till the 

 completion of the growth of its wing quills and tail. 

 (See Nestling.) 



Forehead, 1. 10. 



Frons (forehead), 1. 10. 



Gape bristles, 1. 8. 



Genus; pi. genera, division of a Family. 1 



Genys (underjaw), 1. 5. 



Gonys (bend), 1. 5. 



Gorget, pectoral band, 1. 23. 



Graduated, applied to tail of which the feathers diminish 

 gradually in length on each side, as in the wood- 

 pecker. 



Granulated, applied to the surface of the metatarsus 

 when almost smooth (ocreated, booted). 



Gula, gular (throat), 1. 22. 



Hackles, lanceolate feathers, as on the neck of fowls (see 

 Lanceolate). 



Hallux, the first or hind toe. 



Hind-neck, 1. 14. 



Incubate (L. incubare), to sit on eggs ; subst. incuba- 

 tion. 

 Of. Brood. 



Iris, pi. irides, 6. 2. 



Lamellae (serrations), 4. 



Lanceolate, elongated and pointed (see Hackles). 



Lores, 1. 6. 



Mala, malar region (cheek), 1. 13. 



Mandible, 1. 1-2. 



Mantle, term for the feathers of the back (Fig. 1, 15), the 

 scapulars (Fig. 1, 16) and wing coverts taken collec- 

 tively. 



Manuals (primaries), 1. 32. 



Maxilla (1. 1). 



Melanism, a bird with plumage abnormally black. 



Mentum (chin), 1. 21. 



Metatarsals (metatarsus), 1. 35. 



Nail (dertrum), 4. 



Nape, 1. lla. 



Neck, side of, 1. 14a ; fore-neck, 146. 



Nestling, the young bird before it is ready to fly. (See 

 Fledgling.) 



Nidicolse (L. nidus, nest; colere, to inhabit) or Altrices, 

 nestlings hatched in a helpless condition and unable 

 to leave the nest for several days. Cf. Nidifugse. 



Nidifugee or Praecoces (L. nidus, nest; fuga, flight), 

 nestlings able to quit the nest and run the day on 

 which they are hatched. Cf. Nidicolse. 



Nucha (nape), 1. lla. 



Order, division of a Class. 1 



Pads, underparts of the toes. 



Pamprodactylous (Gk. pam, pan, all; daktylos, finger, 

 applied to a foot having all the toes pointing for- 

 ward). 



Pectinated (L. pecten, a comb), having teeth like a 

 comb; e.g. the middle claw of the heron's foot is 

 pectinated. 



Pectus (breast), pectoral, 1. 24. 



Planta (sole), 1. 35. 



Primaries, 1. 32. 



Proximal (proximus, next), the end next the centre or 

 axis of the body. Cf. Distal. 



Pupil, 6. 1. 



Quill, barrel and shaft together, 7. 



Rectrices (tail-feathers), 1. 20. 



Remex, remiges (quills), 1. 31-32. 



Reticulated (L. rete, a net), applied to the covering of the 

 leg when its scales or scutes (L. scutum,, a shield) 

 are arranged like a mosaic, instead of overlapping 

 transversely. See the planta of the further leg in the 

 Figure. 



Rhachis (shaft), 7. 2. 



Rictal bristles (gape bristles), 1. 8. 



Ridge of the beak, 1. 3. 



Rostrum (beak). 



Rump, 1. 17. 



Scapulars, 1. 16. 



Scutellae, scales. 



Scutellated (L. scutum, a shield), applied to the scaly 

 covering of the leg. Cf. Reticulated, Granulated. 



Secondaries, 1. 31. 



Shaft, 5. 2. 



Shank, properly metatarsus, 1. 35. 



Sole (back of the metatarsus), 1. 35. 



Species, division of a Genus. 1 



Speculum (L. speculum, a mirror), applied to the metallic 

 alar bar of the Duck tube. (See Alar.) 



Superciliar (super, above, cilium, eyelid), just above the 

 eye. 



Tarsals, 1. 34-35. 



Tectrix, tectrices. See Coverts. 



Thigh, properly tibiotarsus, 1. 34. 



Throat, 1. 22. 



Tibial feathers, 1. 34. 



Tibiotarsus, part between ankle and knee. See under 

 1.34. 



Toes, 1. 36, 37. 



Tomium (cutting edge), 1. 4. 



Tooth, 3. 



Ulnar quills, 1. 31. 



Uropygium (rump), 1. 17. 



Vane, 7. 3-4. 



Vent (crissum), 5. 



Vertex (crown), 1. 11. 



Vexilla (web, vane), 7. 3-4. 



Web, 7. 3-4. 



Zygodactylous (Gk. zygon, a yoke, pair ; daktylos, finger), 

 applied to a foot which has the toes arranged in pairs, 

 two directed backward I., iv.), two forward (in., n.). 



1 See footnote on previous page. 



