. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. GLOSSARY 895 Tawny. A dark yellow; the color of tanned leather. Terrestrial. Pertaining to the ground. Tertials. Usually applied to the inner secondaries if enlarged or peculi- arly colored (see p. ). Transverse. Turned across; running in a cross direction. Truncate. With a square tip. Tubercle. A knob-like projection. Vane. The whole of a feather excepting the midrib or shaft. Washings. Tintings. Webs of toes. The skin-like membranes extend- ing from toe to to
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. GLOSSARY 895 Tawny. A dark yellow; the color of tanned leather. Terrestrial. Pertaining to the ground. Tertials. Usually applied to the inner secondaries if enlarged or peculi- arly colored (see p. ). Transverse. Turned across; running in a cross direction. Truncate. With a square tip. Tubercle. A knob-like projection. Vane. The whole of a feather excepting the midrib or shaft. Washings. Tintings. Webs of toes. The skin-like membranes extend- ing from toe to toe. Webs of feathers. The spreading portion at either side of the midrib or shaft. Wing bar. Peculiar strips of color across the base of wings, formed by the tips of the wing Zone. A cross-bar on a feather when very Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Co
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