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cubituss on which are three or five 
feathers. 
8. Lefer coverts of ‘The {mall feathers that lie in fe- 
the wings. veral rows on the bones of the wings. 
Te&rices pri- The under coverts are thofe that line 
Me the infide of the wings. 
9g. Greater coverts, The feathers that lie immediate- 
Teétrices fecunde ly over the quil-feathers and fecondary 
feathers. - 
10. Quil-feathers. The largeft feathers of the wings, 
Primores or thofe that rife from the firft bone. 
11. Secondary feathers. 'Thofe that rife from the fecond. 
Secondaria 
12. Coverts of the tail, 'Thofe that cover the bafe of the 
Uropygium tail. 
13. Vent-feathers. Thofe that lie from the vent to 
the tail. Crifum Linnai. 
14. The tail. Reérices 
is. Scapular feathers ‘That rife from the fhoulders and 
cover the fides of the back, 
16. Nucha The hind part of the head. 
17. Roftrum fubulatum A term Linneus ules for a firait 
and flender bill. 
18. To fhew the ftructure of ‘the feet 
of the King fifber. 
19. Pes fcanforius The foot of the Woodpecker formed 
for climbing. Climbing feet. 
20. Finned foot. Pes Such as thofe of the Grebes, &c. 
Jobatus, pinnatus Such as are indented, as fig. 21. are 
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