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Capi'taL Pertaining to the head. 



Cap'itate. A capitate feather has the end enlarged. 



Caruiv'orous. Flesh-eating. 



Car 'mine. A very pure and intense crimson. The purest of the cochineal colors. 



Car'pal. Pertaining to the carpus, or wrist 



Car'pus. The wrist In a bird the space between the bend (Jlexura) and the 

 hand-joint of the wing. 



Car'uncle. Small fleshy excrescence, usually about the head or neck (as in Tur- 

 key Buzzard, Wild Turkey, etc.,) generally naked, and wrinkled, warty, or 

 brightly colored. 



Carun'culated Having caruncles. 



Cau'da. The tail. 



Cau'dal. Pertaining to the tail. 



Cere. The naked skin or membrane in which the nostrils are situated, common in 

 most birds of prey (Raptores) and many of the Parrot-tribe (Psittaci), as 

 well as the Pigeons (CoZww&ce), and some other groups. It usually has a more 

 or less distinct line of demarcation anteriorly (except in the Pigeons). 



Cer'vical. Pertaining to the hind-neck or cervix. 



Cer'vix. The hind-neck ; from occiput to the commencement of back, including 

 the nape and scruff. 



Char 'acter. Any material attribute susceptible of definition for use in description 

 and classification. Also, a sum of such attributes, as, of passerine character. 



Cheek. An arbitrary sub-division of the side of the head, differently employed by 

 various writers, but usually corresponding to the malar region, ortne feathered 

 portion of the lower jaw. 



Chest'nut. Rich dark reddish brown color, of a slightly purplish cast 



Chin. The most anterior point of the gular region, or the space between forks of 

 lower jaw. 



Cine'reous. Ash-gray ; a clear bluish gray color, lighter than plumbeous (lead- 

 color). 



Cir'cular. Of a rounded shape. 



Class. A primary division of animals, as the class of Birds (Class Aves). 



Classification. Systematic arrangement 



Claw. The horny, pointed, and compressed sheath of the terminal phalanx of the 

 toe. 



Clutch. Nest-complement of eggs. 



Col'lar. A ring of color around neck. 



Colora'tion. Pattern or mode of coloring, or the colors of the plumage collectively. 



Commis'sural. Pertaining to the commissure. 



Com'missure. The outlines of the closed bill, or the opposed edges of the mandi- 

 ble and maxilla. 



Compress'ed. Narrowed sideways ; higher than wide. 



Con'fluent. Run together. 



Coniros'tral. Having a conical bill, like that of a finch or sparrow. 



Cord'ate. > Heart-shaped. 



Cord'iform. $ 



Cor'nu. Horn. 



Coro'na. Top of head. Equivalent to cap or pileus. Vertex is the highest point of 

 corona. 



Cor rugate, ) Wrink i e d. 



Cor'rugated. > 



Co'vey. A family (or brood with or without their parents) of quails or other game- 

 birds. 



Cream Color. A light pinkish yellow color, like cream. 



