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i. 



Idearifica'tioii. The determination of the species to which a given specimen 



belongs. 



Im'bricated. Fixed shingle-wise with over-lapping edge or end. 

 Immac'ulate. Unspotted. 

 Immature'. Not adult. 

 Incised'. Cut out ; cut away. 



Incuba'ticm. The act of sitting on eggs to hatch them. 

 Indig enous. Native of a country. 

 Insectiv'orous. Insect-eating. 

 In terorb ital. Between the eye-sockets. 

 Interscap'ular. Between the shoulders. 

 Interscap'ulars. Feathers of the back. 



Irides'ceiit. Glittering with many colors, which change in different lights. 

 I'ria Colored circle of the eye around the " dark spot" or pupil. 



J. 



Jug'ular. Pertaining to the jugulum. 

 Jug'ulum. Lower throat ; lower foreneck. 



Lia'bel. Card, ticket or similar slip of paper, parchment, etc., affixed to an object 

 giving written information respecting it. 



Lake Red. A purplish red color, not so intense as crimson. 



I jam iiia A thin plate or scale. 



Lanceolate. Lance-shaped ; tapering narrowly at one end, less so at the other. 



Lav'eiider. A very pale purplish color, paler and more delicate that lilac. 



Lead-col'or. Plumbeous. 



Leg. As generally used, synonymous with tarsus; as "legs and feet" =tarsi and 

 toes. 



Les'ser Wing-cov'erts. The smaller wing-coverts, forming a more or less well de- 

 fined tract immediately anterior to the middle coverts, and thence to the an- 

 terior border of the inner-wing. 



Li'lac A light purple color, like the flowers of the lilac. 



Limico'Ise. A group of shore-waders, as plover, snipe, etc. 



Lin'ear. Narrow, with straight parallel edges ; line-like. 



Li'ning of the Wing. The under wing-coverts, especially the lesser and middle. 



Lo'bate. ) Furnished with membraneous flaps (said chiefly of toes). 



Lobed. ) 



Lobe Membraneous flap. 



Lougi pen' lies. A group of long-winged swimming birds, formally embracing the 

 gulls and their allies, and the Procellariidce petrels, albatrosses, and lulmars), 

 but properly restricted to the Laridce, Rliynchopidce and JStercorariidw. 



Longitud inal. Running lengthwise, or in the direction of the antero-posterior 

 axis of the body. 



Lo'ral. Pertaining to the lores. 



Lore. Space between eye and bill. 



Low'er Parts. The entire under surface, from chin to the crissum, inclusive. 



Low'er Tail-cov'erts. Feathers immediately under the tail. 



M. 



Mac ' ulate. S potted. 

 Mad'der Brown. A very rich reddish-brown color, more purplish than burnt 



sienna. 



Ma la Basal portion of outside of lower jaw, usually feathered. 

 Ma'lar. Pertaining to the mala. 



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