Body Parts
What is a cluster of feathers projecting from the face below and around the sides of the eyes and covering the ear lobs?
Muffs
A disfiguring indentation in the side of a single comb?
Thumb marks
What are the two types of incubators?
Forced Draft and still air
Where is the cockatiel native to?
Australia
What 3 things is a Rhea raised for?
meat, feathers, and hide
A creamy white or very pale bluish-gray colored eye?
Pearl eye
A well-defined point or projection growing from the side of a single comb?
Side Sprig
What is the calcium absorbed from the yolk and shell used for in the growing embryo?
make bone structure or skeleton
What are the minimum horizontal dimensions that are adequate for a cockatiel?
18 inches
What 4 types of habitats would you find a Kiwi?
The short feathers at the juncture of the back and neck underneath the hackle and between the shoulders?
Cape
When the angle of the hock joint is less than 165 degrees?
Sickle Hocks
What are the four major important factors in incubating eggs?
Temperature, humidity, ventilation, turning
When a cockatiel is unfamiliar with its environment what are 2 things that can be done to increase its safety?
Close drapes and avoid rooms with mirrors
What is beneficial about ostrich meat?
It is red in color, low in fat and cholesterol, and high in protein
The soft, downy feathering on the inner side of the lower thighs and on the abdomen?
Fluff
A tightly folded; slim, tapering, whip-like tail
Gamy Tail
What are the two factors when looking for a location for an incubator?
free from drafts and direct sunlight
What are the signs of an unhealthy cockatiel?
Listless, is fluffed for long period of time, not eating normal amount of feed
What are the 2 adaptions which protect Cassowaries from the dense undergrowth?
The casque on the top of their head to part vegetation
The triangular section of the wing below the wing bar and terminating at the wing points?
Wing Bay
Applies to buff or red plumage flecked with a lighter color, as if dusted with flour?
Mealy
What are the 4 extraembryonic membranes that enable the embryo to grow and develop?
yolk sac, amnion, chorion and allantois
What are the two national cockatiel organizations?
Ratites are polyphyletic. What does polyphyletic mean?
they have descended from more than one evolutionary line