[Illustration: No. 166C.--Decrescent] In blazoning Charges of various classes, Heralds employ _appropriate Epithets and descriptive Terms_, of which the following are characteristic examples:--The _Sun_ is “_in splendour_.” The _Moon_, when full, is “_in her complement_”: she is a “_Crescent_” when she appears in No. 166, A: she is “_Increscent_” when as in No. 166, B: and she is “_Decrescent_” when as in No. 166, C. Animals and Birds of prey are said to be “_armed_” of their talons, teeth, and claws. All horned animals, also, except Stags and Antelopes, are “_armed_” of their horns; and a Cock is “_armed_” of his spurs; whilst Griffins and birds of prey are “_armed_” of their beaks and claws (_i.e._ the part of the leg which is unfeathered). Animals are “_hoofed_” or “_unguled_” of their hoofs; and “_langued_” of their tongues. Fierce animals are “_vorant_” of their prey, when represented in the act of devouring it. Deer, when reposing, are “_lodged_” Nos. 25 and 26: when standing, and looking out from the Shield, No. 167, “_at gaze_”: when in easy motion, they are termed “_trippant_,” or sometimes the word “_tripping_” is substituted, No. 168: and when in rapid motion, they are “_courant_,” “_at speed_,” or sometimes described as “_in full course_,” No. 169. The male Stag is sometimes termed a “_Hart_,” and the female a “_Hind_.” There is really a distinction between the Buck and the Stag, but it is very usually disregarded in Heraldry. The antlers of the Hart are “_Attires_,” their branches are “_Tynes_”; and they are said to be “_attired_” of their antlers. A Stag’s head full-faced, but without the neck, as No. 170, is “_cabossed_” or “_caboshed_.” [Illustration: No. 167.--At Gaze.] [Illustration: No. 169.--At Speed.] [Illustration: No. 168.--Tripping.] [Illustration: No. 170.--Stag’s Head Cabossed.] Eagles and Hawks with expanded wings, as in No. 206, are “_displayed_.” Expanded wings may be “_elevated_,” or, if drooping, “_inverted_” or “_in lure_.” Birds about to take wing are “_rising_”; when in flight, they are “_volant_”; when at rest, they are “_close_.” A Bird “_trusses_” its prey. A Peacock having its tail expanded is “_in its pride_”; and this same expression is applied to the Turkey. A Pelican, when feeding its young, is said to be “_in her piety_,” but may be merely “_vulning herself_” if the young are not represented. A Swan, when blazoned “_proper_,” is white with red legs and black beak.