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Tail {Conliniiril). 



71. Tail ooverta {('aly/ilerm). The funtliers ovcrlylnpf and covering tlie boseof the toll 



TuuthiTK; the 



It, Upper (siiijeriorea) lii'ing those iiliovc, niul 



78. Lower (iiij'uions) tfiosu 1k:Iow ; nomt'iimcs cuticcniin;; or proji'etiu); bc^uiid the toil. 



F. The Wings (. !/-»). 



74. Winga {Alic). The niitorioi' |iiiir ol liml)s <ir tlie liird, used in flight. 



79. Primary quills, ur quills of the first series ; Haiid-quills ( Hi iiwim fmmoruc). 



The (usiiallv) ten still' t'ciitlKTS inserted on tlie hand or lirst juini (nirtacar|nis aii<I 

 di};it), or from tlie liend ol'the win^ lu the tip. 

 70. Secondary quills or quills of the second series; Arm-quills (/iVmi>.s mnni. 

 diirii ; I'liinii riiliili). The inner iiiiills, or Ihosu inserted aloii^r tlie postcridr eil;.'e of 

 the forearm or im4(V«s. The innermost of the.se (|iiills, soiiieiime!( loiij;er or dilleient 

 from the rest, are fre(|nenll_v ealled teitials. {I\iiiiif Urlitinn .) 



77. Bend of the wing {F/eruni, I'lua). The un^de uf junction of llie hand-Joint and that 



of the forearm. 



78. Armpit {A.rllln). The under side of the insertion of the win;; into the liody. 



79. False or Bastard wing (.l/ii/-/). A series of several stillenecl feathers on the edj,'e nf 



the win;;, overlying and exterior (o the primary quilU, und inserted on the thunih joint 

 of the hanil. 



80. Scapulars {Penmr nfniiiilores) Stiffened feathers inserted on the shoiilder-hlade or the 



insertion of arm {lutineriis), and tilling up the interval between the secondary tjuilU 

 nnil the body. 



81. Asdllars {/\iiii(r a.rllliiie:i). Similar feathers connecting the under surface of the win^' 



and the body, and coneealed in i ho closed win;;. 



82. Speculum, or Mirror {Sjimtlum ula). A brillifintly colored portion of the win;j 



especially in the diieks, over the extremities of the .secondary (|iiills, and finnied in on 

 one side (in the closed win;;) by the primary quills, or the other by the .scapulars. 



83. Wing coverts ( Tei^lrices). Tlie smaller feathers of the wing. The 



84. Upper (,«H/)cn'o)vs), side above or outer. The 



85. Lower (iiifiriom), below, or inside, and overlying the bases of the ipiills. These 



and the (piills form the surfaces of the winys. 



86. Primary coverts ( Ttclriccs piimarm). The feathers, which cither 



87. Upper or 



88a Under overlie the bases of the primary quills. These are on the upper or 



under surface of the wins ! ""t "f'^'u distinL'uished in des<ripti'in3. 



89. Secondary coverts ( Tcdricci sccumlaritt). The leathers 'vliich, as 



90. Upper and 



91. Under, cover the bases r>f the secondary quills, on the upper or under surface of 



the win;;s, being generally those referred to as " coverts." 



93. Greater coverts {Tectrires iiiajnirs). The longest coverts projecting beyond the 



rest, and resting directly upon the bases of the secondary quills. 



93. Lesser coverts { Tntrins mimn-rs). The succession of many series of small 



feathers beginning at and covering the anterior edge of the wing, very small at 

 first and increasing in si/.c l>chind. 



94. Middle coverts (Tectrkes medix). One or more raws of coverts, intenucdiatc 



in size as well as position, between the lesser and greater coverts, 

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