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Identifica tion. —The determination of the species to which a given specimen 
belongs. 
lm'bricated.— Fixed shingle-wise with over-lapping edge or end. 
Im mac'u late.— U ns potted. 
Immature'. —Not adult. 
Incised'.— Cutout; cutaway. 
lncuba'tion.— The act of sitting on eggs to hatch them. 
Indig enous.— Native of a country. 
Insectiv'orous. —Insect eating. 
Interorb'ital. —Between the eye-sockets. 
Interscap'ular. —Between the shoulders, 
lnterscap'ulars.— Feathers of the back. 
Irides'cent. —Glittering with many colors, which change in different lights. 
I'ris. —Colored circle of the eye around the “dark spot” or pupil. 
J. 
Jug'ular.— Pertaining to the jugulum. 
Jug'ulum.— Lower throat; lower foreneck. 
L. 
La'bel.—Card, ticket or similar slip of paper, parchment, etc., affixed to an object 
giving written information respecting it. 
Lake Red.—A purplish red color, not so intense as crimson. 
Lam ina—A thin plate or scale. 
Lan ceolate.—Lance-shaped ; tapering narrowly at one end, less so at the other. 
Lav'ender.—A very pale purplish color, paler and more delicate that lilac. 
Lead-col' or. —PI umbeous. 
Leg.—As generally used, synonymous with tarsus; as “legs and feet”=tarsi and 
toes. 
Les'ser Wing-cov'erts.—The smaller wing-coverts, forming a more or less well de¬ 
fined tract immediately anterior to the middle coverts, and thence to the an¬ 
terior border of the inner-wing. 
Li'lac.—A light purple color, like the flowers of the lilac. 
LimicoTse.—A group of sliore-waders, as plover, snipe, etc. 
Lin ear.—Narrow, with straight parallel edges ; line-like. 
Li'ning of the Wing.—The under w ing-coverts, especially the lesser and middle. 
Lo’bate. ) Furnished with membraneous flaps (said chiefly of toes). 
Lobed. ) 
Lobe—Membraneous flap. 
Longipen'nes.—A group of long-winged swimming birds, formally embracing the 
gulls and their allies, and the Pro cell ariidw petrels, albatrosses, and fulmars), 
but properly restricted to the Laridce , Rhynchopidai and Stercorariuloe. 
Longitud inal.—Running lengthwise, or in the direction of the antero-posterior 
axis of the body. 
Lo'ral.—Pertaining to the lores. 
Lore.—Space between eye and bill. 
Low'er Parts.—The entire under surface, from chin to the crissum, inclusive. 
Low er Tail-cov'erts.—Feathers immediately under the tail. 
M. 
Mac'ulate.—Spotted. 
Mad'der Brown.—A very rich reddish-brown color, more purplish than burnt 
sienna. 
Ma la.—Basal portion of outside of lower jaw, usually feathered. 
Ma lar.—Pertaining to the mala. 
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