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ORNITHOLOGISTS' COMPENDIUM. 



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Tail-cov'erts (L. tec'trices-cauda'les), n. The most posterior feathers of 

 the body, or those which immediately cover the basal portion of the 

 tail. 



Tar'sal (L. tarsa'lis), a. Pertaining to the tarsus, so-called. 



Tar'sus (L.), n. In descriptive Ornithology, the leg of a bird, or that 

 portion from the foot (that is, the toes) to the heel joint. (Plate 

 XL) 



Taw'ny (L. ful'vus; fulves'cens; aluta'ceus; musteli'nus ; fusees' cens), a. 

 The color of tanned leather. (Nearly synonymous with fulvous.) 

 (Neutral orange + raw sienna.) (Plate V. fig. 1.) 



Taw'ny-ochra'ceous (L. Jul' co-ochra' ceus), n. (Yellow ochre -j- burnt 

 sienna -f- burnt umber.) (Plate V. fig. 4.) 



Taw'ny-Ol'ive (L. ful' 'vo-oliva' 'ceus), n. ( Yellow ochre -j- raw umber. ) 

 (Plate III. fig. 17.) 



Tax'idermist, n. A person who prepares and preserves the skins of 

 animals, with the view to imitate their appearance in life. 



Taxid'ermy, n. The art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals 

 so as to imitate the appearance of life. 



Taxonom'ic, a. Classificatory ; pertaining to taxonomy. 



Taxon'omy, n. Classification, according to scientific principles. 



Tec'trices (L.), n. Coverts, especially those of the wing. 



Tec'trices A'lae, , , T * w . 



Tec'trices Ala'res, I (K) ' "' Wl *§- COTerts - 



Tec'trices Ala'res Inferio'res (L.), n. The under wing-coverts, or those 

 of the under surface of the wing. 



Tec'trices Cau'dae (L.), n. Tail-coverts. 



Tcc^riccs TVIe / d.iae ) 



Tec'trices Perver'sae \^-)> n ' The middle wing-coverts. 



Teleolog'ical, a. Pertaining to teleology. A teleological character is a 

 modification resulting from necessity of adaptation to particular ends. 

 Thus, the naked head and other "vulturine" aspects of the Old 

 World Vultures (belonging to the family Falconidae) and those of the 

 New World ( Cathartidai) are teleological, inasmuch as their mode 

 of living necessitates in both certain modifications of external struc- 

 ture fitting them to act the part of scavengers, their actual (morpho- 

 logical) structure being very different. 



Teleol'ogy, n. The science or doctrine of adaptation. 



Tem'poral (L. tempora'lis), a. Pertaining to the temples. 



Tenuiros'tral (L. tenuiros'tris) , a. Slender-billed. Pertaining to the 

 obsolete group " Tenuirostres." 





