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DIAGRAM OP A BIRD, to illustrate the terminology of the plumage and lirnbs. 



1. Forehead. 



2. Crown. 



3. Nape or occiput. 



4. Lores (space in front of eye). 



5. Supercilium. 



6. Cheeks. 



7. Ear-coverts. 



8. Upper mandible or maxilla. 



9. Lower mandible. 



10. Culmen or upper profile of 



maxilla. 



11. Commissure or line of junction 



of the two mandibles. 



12. Eictal bristles or vibrissje. 



13. Chin. 



14. Throat. 



15. Breast. 



16. Abdomen. 



17. Back. 



18. Rump. 



19. Scapulars. 



20. Primaries (the earlier or outer- 



most 9 or 10 quills of the wing). 



21. Secondaries (wing-quills springing 



from the radius and ulna). 



22. Terfciaries. 



23. Lesser wing-coverts. 



24. Median wing-coverts. 



25. Greater wing-coverts. 



26. Primary wing-coverts. 



27. Winglet or bastard -wing. 



28. Upper tail-coverts. 



29. Tail-feathers or rectrices. 



30. Under tail-coverts. 



31. Tarsus. 



32. Hind toe or first toe or hallux. 



33. Inner or second toe. 



34. Middle or third toe. 



35. Outer or fourth toe. 



