. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . y-Amllars or Axiliary Plumes Under Surface of Wing. The Axillary Plumes, or Axillars, are an important aid in the identification ofmany species ; these are several rather elongated feathers growing fiom the arm-pit [axilla), at the junction of the wing and body. THE TAIL. The Rectices, or Tail Feathers, proper, number from 8 to 24, and in some very fewcases even more. By far the greater number of birds, however, have 12 Truncate or square tail

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