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Capi'tal. — Pertaining to the head. 
Cap'itate. — A capitate feather has the end enlarged. 
Carniv'orous. — Flesh-eating. 
Car'mine. — A very pure and intense crimson. The purest of the cochineal colors. 
Car'pal. — Pertaining to the carpus, or wrist. 
Car'pus. — The wrist. In a bird the space between the bend {jiexura') and the 
hand-joint of the wing. 
Car'uncle. — Small fleshy excrescence, usually about the head or neck (as in Tur- 
key Buzzard, Wild Turkey, etc.,) generally naked, and wrinkled, warty, or 
brightly colored. 
Carun'culated — Having caruncles. 
Cau'da. — The tail. 
Cau'dal. — Pertaining to the tail. 
Cere. — The naked skin or membrane in which the nostrils are situated, common in 
most birds of prey ( Raptor es) and many of the Parrot-tribe {Psittaci), as 
well as the Pigeons (Co?rtm6ce), and some other groups. It usually has a more 
or less distinct line of demarcation anteriorly (except in the Pigeons). 
Cer'vical. — Pertaining to the hind-neck or cervix. 
Cer'vix. — The hind-neck ; from occiput to the commencement of back, including 
the nape and scruff, 
Cliar'acter. — Any material attribute susceptible of definition for use in description 
and classification. Also, a sum of such attributes, as, of passerine character. 
Cheek. — An arbitrary sub-division of the side of the head, differently employed by 
various writers, but usually corresponding to ihe malar region, or tne feathered 
portion of the lower jaw. 
Chest' nut. — Rich dark reddish brown color, of a slightly purplish cast. 
Chill. — The most anterior point of the gular region, or the space between forks of 
lower jaw. 
Cine'reous. — Ash-gray ; a clear bluish gray color, lighter than plumbeous (lead- 
color). 
Cir'cular. — Of a rounded shape. 
Class. — A primary division of animals, as the class of Birds {Class Aves). 
Classifica'tion. — Systematic arrangement. 
Claw. — The horny, pointed, and compressed sheath of the terminal phalanx of the 
toe. 
Clutch. — Nest-complement of eggs. 
Col'lar. — A ring of color around neck. 
Colora'tioii. — Pattern or mode of coloring, or the colors of the plumage collectively. 
Commis'sural. — Pertaining to the commissure. 
Com'missure. — The outlines of the closed bill, or the opposed edges of the mandi- 
ble and maxilla. 
Compress'ed. — Narrowed sideways ; higher than wide. 
Con'fluent. — Run together. 
Coniros'tral. — Having a conical bill, like that of a finch or sparrow. 
Cord' ate. 
Cord'iform. 
Cor'nu. — Horn. 
Coro'na. — Top of head. Equivalent to cap or pileus. Vertex is the highest point of 
corona. 
Cor' rugate. 
Cor ' r ugated. 
Co'vey. — A family (or brood with or without their parents) of quails or other game- 
birds. 
Cream Color. — A light pinkish yellow color, like cream. 
Heart-shaped. 
Wrinkled. 
