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ORNITHOLOGISTS' COMPENDIUM. 



Con'tour Feathers, n. The surface feathers of the head, neck, and body. 



Coracomorph'ae (L.), n. The Huxleyan name (meaning raven-formed) 

 for the Passeres. 



Cor'al Red (L. coralli'nus, coralli'no-ru'ber) , n. A light, rather dull ver- 

 milion, like the color of red coral. (Madder-carmine, orange-ver- 

 milion + white.) (Plate VII. fig. 4.) 



Cord'ate (L. corda'tus), ) 



Cord'iform (L. cordifor'mis), \ °' He art-shaped. (Plate XIV. fig. 15.) 



Coria'ceous (L. coria'ceus), a. Of leathery texture. 

 Corn'eous (L. cor'neus), a. Horny. 



Cornic'ulate (L. cornicula'tus), a. Furnished with a small horn. 

 Corn'iplume, n. A horn-like tuft of feathers on the head. 

 Cor'onate (L. corona'tus), a. Crowned; having the top of the head 

 ornamented by lengthened or otherwise distinguished feathers. 



Corrugated, { ^ L ' corm 9 a ' tus )> °- Wrinkled. 



Co'vey, n. A family (or brood with or without their parents) of Quails 



or other game-birds. 

 Cream-color, n. A light pinkish yellow color, like cream. (Cadmium 



yellow + white.) (Plate VI. fig. 20.) 

 Cream'y Buff, n. (Yellow ochre + white.) (Plate. V. fig. 11.) 



_ , ' j- (L. crena'tus), a. Having rounded teeth. (Plate XV. fig. 21.) 



Cren'ulate (L. crenula'tus) , a. Finely crenate. 



Crepus'cular (L. crepuscula'ris), a. Pertaining to twilight. (Crepuscular 

 birds are those which become active after sunset.) 



Cres'cent, n. A figure having the shape of the new moon. 



Crescent'ic (L. luna'tus), a. Shaped like the new moon. (Plate XV. 

 fig- 9.) 



Crest (L. cris'ta), n. A more or less lengthened, erectile, or permanently 

 erect, tuft of feathers on top of the head. 



Crest'ed (L. crista'tus), a. Furnished Avith a crest. 



Crim'son (L. carmesi'nus ; sanguin'eus ; savginn'eo-ru'ber), n. Blood-red; 

 the color of the cruder sorts of carmine. (Madder-carmine, or dark 

 madder-lake.) (Plate VII. fig. 3.) 



Cris'sum (L.), n. A term usually applied to the lower tail-coverts collec- 

 tively, but properly belonging to the feathers situated between the 

 lower tail-coverts and the anal region. (Plate XL See especially 

 note facing plate.) 



Cris'sal (L. crissa'Us), a. Pertaining to the crissum. 



Crown (L. coro'na), a. Properly the vertex, or that portion of the top 



of the head between the forehead and the occiput. (Plate XL) 



Cru'ciate (L. crucia'tus), ) _, ,„ ,_, 



r* -/r it ., 1 . , o. Cross-like. (Plate XV. fia:. 10.) 



Cruci form (L. crucifor'rms), ) K s ' 



Cru'ral (L. crura'lis), a. Pertaining to the cms, or tibia. 



Crus (L.), n. The "thigh," or tibia. 



