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INTRODUCTION 



Of the Body, Corpus; Back, Dorsum ; Rump, Uropu- 

 ffium; Interscapular, Inter scapulium ; Shoulders, Humeri; 

 Breast, Pectus; Axilliaries, Axilla; Hypochondres, Hy- 

 pochondria; Belly , Abdomen ; Vent , Crissum. 



Of the Wings, Alee; Wing-coverts, Tectrices ; Bastard- 

 wing, Alula spuria; Scapulars, Scapulares ; Wing-spot, 

 Speculum. 



Of the Tail, Cauda; Tail Feathers, Rectrices ; Tail-co- 

 iverts, Tectrices Cauda. 



Of the Legs, Crura; Thighs, Femora; Bracelets, Ar- 

 millce ; Shins, Crura; Toes, Digiti ; — 1, for walking, Am- 

 bulator ii ; 2, Salient or leaping, Grcssorii ; 3, Climbing, 

 Scansorii; 4, Prehensile, Prehensilis ; Tridactyle, Tridac- 

 tyli, having three toes, cursory ; Didactyle, Didactyli, having 

 two toes, the Ostrich only. 



Of the Foot, Pes ; Palmated, Natatorius ; Semipalmated, 

 Semipalmatus ; Lobated, Lobatus ; Pinnated, Pinnatns; 

 Claws, Ungues ; Spines or Spurs, Calcaria. 



Horns, Cornua ; Wattles, Carunculce ; Pouch, Saccns 

 Jugularis ; Crop, Ingluvies. 



1 take leave of the Introductory portion of my work in 

 the following words of Drummond : 



" Sweet Birds ! that sing away the early hours, 

 Of winters past, or coming void of care, 

 Well pleased with delights which present are, 

 Fair seasons, budding sprays, sweet smelling flowers ; 

 To rocks, to springs, to rills, from leavy bowers, 

 Ye your Creator's goodness do declare." 



