Parts of a bird
Feathers and wings
Eggs
Flight
Clean "bill" of health
100
Produces oil that birds spread over their feathers
What is preen gland
100
Strong feathers found on a bird's body, wings, and tail
What is contour
100
The nutrient rich fluid that feeds an unhatched chick
What is yolk
100
A hummingbird remaining stationary in the air is doing what type of flying
What is hovering
100
bathing without water
What is dusting
200
Ridge on the sternum
What is keel
200
soft, fluffy feathers found close to a bird's body
What is down
200
the region of an egg that the embryo develops
What is germinal spot
200
Type of flight that allows birds to coast downhill
What is gliding
200
birds use ants to clean plumage
What is anting
300
Used to raise the wings
What is pectoralis minor
300
Feathers that extends from a bird's "hand" to the tip of its wing
What is primary flight
300
outermost shell of an egg is made from what
What is calcium carbonate
300
migration routes followed year after year
What is flyaways
300
whippoorwills catch insects in flight have which type of bill
What is gaping
400
The food sac in a bird's esophagus
What is crop
400
Retractable group of feathers supported by a bird's "thumb" bone
What is Alula
400
Some birds transfer heat to their eggs effectively from a special place on their body
What is brood patch
400
when birds migrate relatively short distances by moving up and down a mountain
What is altitudinal
400
produces sound without vocal cords
What is syrinx
500
Used to grind food and make it more easily absorbed
What is gizzard
500
The four main parts of the structure of a flight feather
What is shaft, barbule, barb, vane
500
To allow chicks to develop properly, eggs must be kept warn through
What is incubation
500
The wing bone to which the major flight muscles connect
What is humerus
500
color patterns and markings that are characteristic of a specific bird species
What is field marks
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