xxvi TECHNICAL TERMS. 



Feet reticulated When the scales appear like net-work. PI. 4. Fig. 7- 



plated. —When the scales are large, and overlap each other like a coat 



of mail. PL 1. Fig. 8. 



Nostrils lateral Situated on each side of the central ridge of the bill. 



basal At the base of the bill. 



ovoid — Shaped like an egg. 



Phalanges The joints of the toes. 



Tibia The feathered part of the leg above the tarsus, improperly called 



the Thigh. 

 I'oe reversible Capable of being turned back, as is the case with the 



outer toe of many of the Owls. 

 fimbriated. — When its sides are furnished with a fringed-like ap- 



pendage, as in some of the Grous. 

 Tomia.— The cutting edges of the bill. 



Tongue bifid Forked towards the extremity, as in the Falcon tribe. 



extensile Capable of protrusion to a considerable length, as in 



the Woodpeckers. 

 lumbriciform Shaped and ringed like a worm, as in the Wood- 

 peckers and Wryneck. 

 Wings acuminated. — Having the quill-feathers drawn to a fine point, as 



in the Swift. 



