MANUAL 



ed. 



Ovate, rounder, but longer than wide. 



Ovoid, shaped like an egg, egg-shaped. 



P. 



Palmate, webbed (the web may be more or less ineised, or cut 

 into, but always reaches to the base of the claws). 



Papilla?, little raised knobs. 



Paragnathous, birds in which both mandibles are of equal 

 length. 



Patella, the little bone at the cap of the knee, the " knee-cap." 



Pedal regions, regions of the breast. 



Pectinate, furnished with teeth, like a comb. 



Pectoral, pertaining to the breast. 



Pennaz, Parnate, Pennaceous, refers to the small feathers of a 

 bird, often called contour or down feathers, which con- 

 stitute the main part of the plumage. 



Perforated, open from one side to the other, pierced by one or 

 more openings. 



Pervious, provided with holes, opened. 



Phalanges, the fingers, or that part of the wing which an- 

 swers to the fingers. 



Pinion, a feather, or quill, — thus often the whole wing. 



Plantigrade, walking with the soles of the feet on the ground. 



Plume, a siugle feather, a small bunch of peculiar feathers. 



Plumule, diminutive of Plume. 



Podotheca, the naked part of the leg. 



Posterior, behind, (back of.) 



Postorbital, behind the eye. 



Prwcoces, birds that run about and pick up their food from 

 the time they are hatched. 



Pessirostres, birds in which the bill is short and well com- 

 pressed, (Plover-like.) 



Primary quills, Primaries, the quill feathers of the last joint of 

 a wing of a bird — often called the hand. 



Pubescent, covered with down, downy." 



Punctate, covered with punctures, pitted. 



Pyramidal, pyramid-shaped. 



