TERMINOLOGY OF BIRDS. 



OLD TERMINOLOGY. 



PLATE 36. 

 Figure 2. 



The Auric ULARS, or feathers whlcli cover the ears, L 

 The Crowm, 2. 

 The Nape, 3. 



Upper and under mandibles, or chaps, 4-4. 

 Chin, 5. 



The interscapular region, 6. 



Tail coverts ; these feathers cover the tail at its upper side or 

 base, 7. 



Lesser Wing Coverts, 8-8-8-8, — (tectrices primcBj Linn(Bus,\ 



— these are small feathers that lie in several rows on the 

 bones of the wings. 



Greater Wing Coverts, 9-9-9-9, — (tectrices seaindce. Linn.') 



— the feathers that lie immediately over the quill feathers 

 and the secondaries. 



The Scapulars, 10-10 -10, or those feathers which take their rise 

 from the shoulders, and cover the sides of the back. 



The Secondaries, 11-11-1 1-11, or secondary quills, — (^secondarice, 

 Xenn. )—. those that rise from the second bone. 



The Tertials, 12-12 These also take their rise from the second 



bone at the elbow joint, forming a continuation of the 

 secondaries, and seem to do the same with the scapulars 

 which lie over them. These feathers are so long in some 

 species of the Scoiopax and Tringa, that when the bird is 

 flying, they give it the appearance of having four wings, as 



