Scansorial \Scan*so"ri*al\, a. (Zool.)
   (a) Capable of climbing; as, the woodpecker is a scansorial bird; adapted for climbing; as, a scansorial foot.
   (b) Of or pertaining to the Scansores. See Illust. under Aves. [1913 Webster]

Scansorial tail (Zool.), a tail in which the feathers are stiff and sharp at the tip, as in the woodpeckers. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Scansorial \Scan*so"ri*al\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) Capable of climbing; as, the woodpecker is a scansorial bird; adapted for climbing; as, a scansorial foot.
   (b) Of or pertaining to the Scansores. See Illust.. under Aves.

Scansorial tail (Zo["o]l.), a tail in which the feathers are stiff and sharp at the tip, as in the woodpeckers.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)