DESCRIPTIVE LIST 351 



Tail-coverts: The smaller feathers at the base of the large tail-feathers. Those on the top 

 are called the upper tail-coverts; those underneath, the lower or under tail-coverts. 



Tarsus: The portion of a bird's leg between the base of the toes and the heel, or so-called 

 knee joint. 



Tertiari.es: The feathers growing from the joint of the wing next to the body. 



Thigh: An incorrect name for the leg above the tarsus. This is really the lower half of the 

 leg, and contains the tibia and fibula (bones), while the true thigh (femur) is within the body. 



Throat: The surface of the gullet, between the chin and the breast. 



Truncate: Cut squarely off at end. 



Wing-coverts: The small feathers overlying the base of the wing-quills, both above and below. 



