. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. 392 GLOSSARY. Cap. The top of the head when of a distinct color. Cere. A peculiar covering of the bill of birds of prey extend- s^&\ Cheek. The side of the head back of and below the eye. Chin. The part of the head just below the bill (see p. 40). Claw. The nail of the toe. Collar. A colored band extending more or less around the lower neck. Compressed. Flattened sideways. Conical. Cone-shaped, as the bills of many birds. Coniferous. Trees which bear c
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. 392 GLOSSARY. Cap. The top of the head when of a distinct color. Cere. A peculiar covering of the bill of birds of prey extend- s^&\ Cheek. The side of the head back of and below the eye. Chin. The part of the head just below the bill (see p. 40). Claw. The nail of the toe. Collar. A colored band extending more or less around the lower neck. Compressed. Flattened sideways. Conical. Cone-shaped, as the bills of many birds. Coniferous. Trees which bear cones, as the pines. Convex. Bulging outward, as the top and bottom ridges of some bills. Coverts. The small feathers covering the bases of the larger quills of wing and tail. Creamy. A light pinkish-yellow color like rich cream. Crest. A tuft of feathers on the top of the head; these can be raised or lowered at will. Crissum. The under tail coverts (see p. 40). Crown. The top of the head (see p. 40). Crustaceans. Animals with jointed covering, as the crab and lobster. Culmen. The ridge of the upper mandible ; as a measure of the length of the bill, it is the straight distance from the feathers on the forehead to the tip of the bill (see p. 14). Decurved. Bent downward in a regular manner. Depressed. Flattened at the top and bottom ; a depressed bill is wider than high. Dusky. A dark color of no especial shade. Erectile. Capable of being raised, as the crest of a bird. Exserted. Extending beyond the rest, as the central tail feathers of some sandpipers. Fauna. The animal life of a region. Flanks. The posterior portion of the sides of a bird (see p. 40). Forehead. The portion of the head just above the bill (see p. 40). Forked. Deeply notched as the tails of many birds. Fulvous. A yellowish-brown. Fuscous. A dark or blackish-brown of rather indefinite shade. Gape. The opening of the mouth. Genus. A closely related group ; this close relationship is represented by giving to all me
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