CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS. 
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1. Ear-coverts. 
2. Bastard-wing. 
3. Tarsus. 
4. Vent feathers. 
5. Rectrices. 
6. Upper Tail-coverts. 
7. Primary Quills. 
8. Secondary Quills. 
9. Greater Coverts. 
10. Lesser Wing-coverts. 
Scapulars, feathers rising 
near the junction of the 
wing with the body, and 
lying along the sides of 
the back. 
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