BIRD. 
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market, in 1812-13, said to have been taken in a decoy near Malden, 
Essex. It is a native of Eastern Siberia. Its call is a sort of clucking-.* 
BIRD. — *Tiie external parts of a bird which require to be noticed 
and distinguished by the naturalist, are the head, neck, body, wings, 
tail, and legs ; which parts again are subdivided more or less minutely, 
according to the taste of various writers on the subject. I think it will 
be useful to younger naturalists to give an outline engraving to assist 
them in naming these several parts.* 
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1. Maxilla SUPERIOR, the upper mandible 
of the bill. 
2. Maxilla inferior, the lower mandible 
of the bill. 
3. CuLMEN, the ridge of the bill. 
4 . Gonys, the angle or point of the under 
mandible. 
5. Dertrum, the hook of the bill. 
6 . Nares, the nostrils. 
7. Mesorhinium, the upper ridge of the 
bill. 
8 . Lorum, the bone, a naked space at the 
base of the bill. 
9. Mentum, the chin. 
10 . Frons, the forehead. 
11 . Vertex, the crown of the head. 
12 . Sinciput, the hinder part of the head. 
13. Capistrum, the face. 
14. SuPERciLiuM, the eye brow. 
15. Regio ophtiialmica, the region of the 
eye. 
16. Tempora, the temples. 
17 . Gena, the cheek. 
18. Regio parotica, the parts about the 
ear. 
19. CoLLUM, the neck. 
20. Cervix, the hinder part of the neck. 
21. Nucha, the nape of the neck. 
22. Auchenium, the under nape of the 
neck. 
