# Lore (anatomy)

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Area between eyes and nostrils

Arrow "11" indicates the lore of this eagle

Scales on a snake's head

The **lore** (adj. **loreal**) is the region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.

## Ornithology

In ornithology, the lore is the region between the eye and bill on the side of a [bird's head](/source/Bird_anatomy#Skull).[1] This region is sometimes featherless, and the skin may be tinted, as in many species of the [cormorant](/source/Cormorant) family.[2] This area, which is directly in front of the eye, features a "loral stripe" in many bird species including the [red-capped plover](/source/Red-capped_plover).

## Herpetology

See also: [Loreal pit](/source/Loreal_pit)

In [amphibians](/source/Amphibian) and [reptiles](/source/Reptile), lore pertains to the regions immediately adjacent to the eyes and between the eyes and nostrils. These are analogous to the lore on [birds](/source/Bird) which corresponds to the region between the eye and the beak.

In [snakes](/source/Snake) and reptiles, a **loreal scale** also refers to the [scales](/source/Scale_(zoology)) which lie between the eye and the nostril.[3] In [crotaline snakes](/source/Crotalinae) (pit vipers), [loreal pits](/source/Loreal_pit) are present on either side of the head.[4]

## See also

- [Snake scales](/source/Snake_scales)

- [Anatomical terms of location](/source/Anatomical_terms_of_location)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Project Green Shores: Green Heron"](http://www.dep.state.fl.us/northwest/ecosys/section/heronanatomy.pdf) (PDF). Retrieved June 18, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Margaret A. Wissman. ["Avian Anatomy"](http://www.exoticpetvet.net/avian/anatomy.html). Retrieved June 18, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-GL_3-0)** Phil Bowles. ["Glossary"](http://online-field-guide.com/glossary.htm). The Online Field Guide. Retrieved March 8, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-C&L04_4-0)** Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. 2 volumes. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8014-4141-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8014-4141-2).

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