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Characters
of the Bill | Characters
of the Feet |
Characters
of the Feet - Toes | Characters
of the Feet - Nails | Glossary
of terms
Characters
of the Tail | Feathers
- Shape & Structure | Nostrils
| Modified
feathers
Be able to define & identify the following
terms:
| Characters of the Bill
long short hooked crossed compressed depressed stout terete straight recurved decurved bent swollen acute chisel-like toothed serrate gibbous spatulate notched conical lamellate angulated commissure gular sac |
Characters of the Feet
anisodactyl syndactyl heterodactyl zygodactyl pamprodactyl raptorial semipalmate totipalmate palmate lobate Characters of the Feet (toes)
|
Characters of the Tail
long short square rounded graduated pointed emarginate forked Modified Feathers
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