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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 ( flexura ) and the 
hand-joint of the wing. 
Car'uncle.—Small llesliy 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 (Baptores) 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). 
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. 
Char'actor.—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 the malar region, or tne feathered 
portion of the lower jaw. 
Chest nut.—Rich dark reddish brown color, of a slightly purplish cast 
Chin.—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 tion.— Pattern or mode of coloring, or the colors of the plumage collectively. 
Commis'sural.—Pertaining to the commissure. 
Com'inissure.—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. ) Heart-shaped. 
Cord'iform. S 
Cornu.—Horn. 
Coro na.— 1 Top of head. Equivalent to cap or pileus. Vertex is the highest point of 
corona. 
Cor rugate. ) Wrink i e d. 
Cor'rugated. 5 
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. 
