850 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol. XVII* 



Diagram of a Bird, to illustrate the terminology of the Plumage and Limbs. 



fr- capillars. 



Primaries (the earlier or outer moat 9' 

 or 10 quills of the wing). 



Secondaries (wing-quills springing: 

 from the radius and ulna). 



Tertiaries. 



Lesser wing-coverts. 



Median wing-coverts, 



f^re.iter wing-coverts. 



Primary wing-coverts. 



Winglet or bastard-wing. 



Upper tail-coverts. 



Tail-feathers or rectrices. 



Under tail-coverts. 



Tarsus. 



Hmd toe or first toe or hallux. 



Inner or second toe. 



Middle or third toe. 



Outer or fourth toe. 



For the purpose of assisting members we reproduce a clear and simple 

 diagram of a bird giving the names of the feathers generally used in describing 

 the plumage. The figure is taken from the preface of the four volumes of the 

 "Fauna of British India, Birds," by Mr. E. W. Oates and the late Dr. 

 Blanford. 



Bombay, 30th November 1906. E. COMBER. 



