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GAME BIRDS OF CALIFORNIA 



HiNDPART OP Body— That part of the body nearest the tail; in general, the 

 region behind the bend of the wing. 



Lessee (wing) Coverts— The several rows of small covering feathers on the 

 outer surface of the wing, from the bend of the wing to the side of the 

 •body and forward of the middle coverts; like the greater coverts, the outer 

 margins of the lesser coverts are exposed. 



Lining of Wing— The feathers on the under surface of the wing covering the 

 inner bases of the flight feathers. 



Lobes (on toes)— A series of thin, membrane-like flaps on the sides of the toes 

 (fig. 55). 



Lower Tail Coverts— The feathers behind the vent and immediately under- 

 neath the tail. 



Pig. 3. Under surface of spread wing of Black- 

 bellied Plover showing axillars and lining of wing. 

 One-half natural size. 



Mandible — Either the upper or the lower half of the bill; the jaw. 



Margin of Wing — The edge formed by the outermost primary feather and the 

 smaller feathers overlying it, from the bend of the wing backward. 



Middle (wing) Coverts — The series of covering feathers lying immediately for- 

 ward of the greater wing coverts on the outer surface of the wing; the 

 middle coverts have their inner margins exposed while both the greater and 

 lesser coverts have their ouier margins exposed. 



Nail (of bill) — In ducks, the smooth, rounded and slightly raised portion on 

 the end of the upper mandible. 



Nail (of toe) — See Claw. 



Nape — See Hind-neck. 



Outer Surface of Closed Wing — All of the several series of covering feathers 

 on the outer surface of the wing, collectively. 



Plume (on head) — A slender tuft of elongated feathers on the top of the head. 



Pointed Tail — One in which the central pair of feathers are the longest and the 

 outer ones shorter in regular order so that, when spread, the tail is wedge- 

 shaped as seen from above or below. 



Primaries — The outermost and longest series of flight feathers of the wing; 

 the wing "quills" attached to the outermost (the "hand") of the three 

 "joints" of the wing. 



