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GLOSSARY OF PARTS OF A BIRD 



Comb : A fleshy growth lying on top of the bird's head. 



Beak: The horny outer portion of the upper and lower jaw. 



used to seize the food. 

 Face: The bare skin around the eye just back of the beak. 

 Ear-Lobes: Fleshy growth hanging just below the ear. 



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Note. — In the female the cushion takes the place of the saddle of the male and the 

 sickle feathers are absent. (Farmers' Bulletin No. 562, by Harry I^I. Lamon.) 



Wattles: Large fleshy growths, one on each side, hanging just below 



the base of the beak. 

 Hackle: The neck feathers; usually full and flowing. 

 Back: The top part of the body lying between the tail and hackle 



feathers. 

 Saddle: The rear part of the back, lying at the base of the tail. 



