GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS. 69 
Car'pal joint, 
Car'pal angle, 
(L. carpus), n. The prominence formed by the wrist- 
joint, or carpus, when the wing is closed. The length 
of the wing, in descriptions, is measured from the 
carpal angle to the tip of the longest quill. ( Same 
as Bend of the Wing, or flexura.) (PL XIII. fig. 5.) 
Car'po-metacar'pal joint, n. The last wing-joint, covered exteriorly by 
the alula. (Plate XIII. fig. 6.) 
Car'pus (L.), n. The wrist. In a bird, the space between the bend 
(flexura) and the hand-joint of the wing. 
Car'uncle (L. carun cuius), n. A naked fleshy excrescence, usually about 
the head or neck, and ordinarily brightly colored, wrinkled, or warty, 
fcarun'culate, ( 
Carun'culated, S 
Castan'eous (L. casta'neus), a. or n. Chestnut-colored ; chestnut-color. 
(Plate IV. fig. 9.) 
Caud'al (L. cauda'lis), a. Pertaining to the tail. 
Caud'a (L.), n. The tail. 
Caud'ate (L. cauda'tus), a. Tailed. 
Cecomorph'ae (L.), n. The Huxley an name (meaning "gull-formed") 
of the gull-tribe, or Gavioz. 
Celeomorpb/ae (L.) n. The Huxleyan name (meaning "woodpecker- 
formed") of the natural group of birds including the Woodpeckers 
(Picidce). 
Cephalic (L. cephaVicus), a. Pertaining to the head. 
Cera'ceous (L. cera'ceus) a. Wax-like. 
Cere (L. ce'ra), n. The naked skin or membrane in which the nostrils 
are situated, common to most Birds of Prey (Raptores) and many of 
the Parrot-tribe (Psittaci), as well as the Pigeons (Columbce) and 
some other groups. It usually has a more or less distinct line of 
demarcation anteriorly (except in the Pigeons). 
Cerulean Blue (L. cozru'leus; cozlesti'nus ; cozies' 'tis ; codico'lor), n. A 
fine light blue color, less purplish or more greenish than azure. 
(Winsor & Newton's cerulean blue.) (Plate IX. fig. 21.) 
Cer'vical (L. cervica'lis), a. Pertaining to the cervix or hind neck. 
CerVix (L.), n. The hind neck, extending from the occiput to the 
commencement of the back. It has two subdivisions, namely, the 
nape and scruff (nucha and auchenium), which occupy respectively 
the upper and lower halves of the cervix. (Plate XL) 
Changeable, a. As applied to colors, varying in tint with different in- 
clinations to the light ; iridescent. 
Character, n. Any peculiarity of structure or plumage, or other distinctive 
attribute, available for the diagnosis of a species, genus, or higher group. 
Charadriomorph'ae (L.), n. The Huxleyan name (meaning "plover- 
formed ") for the group of smaller wading birds usually called Limicoloz. 
Cheek (L. ge'na; buc'ca), n. An arbitrary subdivision of the side of the 
head, differently employed by various writers, but usually correspond- 
ing to the malar region, or the feathered portion of the lower jaw. 
(Plate XII.) 
