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pileum

American  
[pahy-lee-uhm, pil-ee-] / ˈpaɪ li əm, ˈpɪl i- /

noun

plural

pilea

  1. the top of the head of a bird, from the base of the bill to the nape.

pileum British  
/ ˈpaɪlɪəm, ˈpɪl- /

noun

  1. the top of a bird's head from the base of the bill to the occiput

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Etymology

Origin of pileum

1870–75; < New Latin, special use of Latin pīleum, variant of pīleus skullcap

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In old females from Java the pileum and cheeks are dark mouse-gray, blackish on the forehead, the black streaks narrow, almost obsolete and noticeable on the crown and occiput only.

From Notes on Philippine Birds Collected by Governor W. Cameron Forbes Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zo?logy at Harvard College, Vol. LXV. No. 4. by Bangs, Outram

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