170 



TERMINOLOGY OF BIRDS. 



' 1. Interscapulum, between the shoulders, ty t, 



2. Humeri, the shoulders, w. 



3. Tergum, the middle of the back, v. 



4. Scapularis, the scapulars, w. 

 . 5. Uropygium, the rump, or tail coverts, x, 



1. Pectus, the breast, A. 



2. AxillcE, the a^m-pits, S. 



3. Abdomen, the abdomen, C» C C. 



4. Hypochondria, the sides of the abdomen, Z). 



5. JSpigasti'ium, the stomach, 



6. Fencer, the belly, J'. F, 



7. Crissum, the vent, 6r. 



1. Flexura, the bend of the wing, 



2. Tectrices majores, largest wing coverts, 1. I, 



3. Tectrices medce, middle wing-coverts, J. J. 



4. T'ectrices minores, smallest wing coverts, K.K^ 



5. Primaries, quills, L. L, 



6. Remiges, rowers, M, 



7. Alula spuria, bastard wing, N. and 5g. II. 15, 



VII Cauda Tl J ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^f 1 Middle tail 



the tail has J Tectrices cauda intermedia:, J feathers, O, 

 2 parts ( 2 -f -^^^^^^^^^ laterales, or 1 Side tail fea- 



^ (. Tectrices caudcB laterales, S thers, P. 

 p 1. Femora, the thighs, fig. IV. e, 



r 1. Acrostnrsium, front 



2. r/im, the part from ^^^^ j^^^ 



the foot to the I 2. p/^^^^, back of the 

 thigh, which con- i i^^^ g^ jy^ 

 tarns 3 parts, i2. 3^ Calcaria, the spurs, 

 fig. IV. ct. ^ domestic cock. 



I. T>igiti, the toes. 



3. Pes, or Tarsus, the 2. Hallux, the great, or 

 foot, which contains ^ hind toe, fig. IV. h, c, 

 3 parts. 3. Ungues, the clajvs, 



L %. IV./. 



The bones ot tK wing are, first, the Brachium, fig. V. ^ /I 

 —second, the Cubitus, B.B, — third, the Carpus, C, C— - 

 fourthly; the «:pui ious wing bone, Z>. 



