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Pennaceous feather with vane of barbs and barbules and central rachis; Pennaceous feather with an asymmetrical rachis; Undifferentiated vane with central rachis; Xu, X. and Guo, Y. (2009). The origin and early evolution of feathers: insights from recent paleontological and neontological data. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 47 (4): 311-329.
Breeders and fanciers of chickens accurately describe the colours and patterns [1] of the feathers of chicken breeds and varieties. This is a list of the terms used in this context. This is a list of the terms used in this context.
More than 100 pages use this file. The following list shows the first 100 pages that use this file only. A full list is available. Talk:1601 (Mark Twain) Talk:A Christmas Carol; Talk:A Study in Scarlet; Talk:Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; Talk:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; Talk:Anna Karenina; Talk:Around the World in Eighty Days; Talk:Bel ...
Plumage (from Latin pluma 'feather') is a layer of feathers that covers a bird and the pattern, colour, and arrangement of those feathers. The pattern and colours of plumage differ between species and subspecies and may vary with age classes.
Title page of The Feather Book.The bird depicted is a female blue rock thrush. [1]The Feather Book of Dionisio Minaggio, also referred to in Italian as Il bestiario barocco (The Baroque Bestiary), is a collection of 156 pictures made almost entirely from bird feathers augmented with pieces of bird skin, feet, and beaks.
The Huejotzingo Codex depicts the making of a feather and gold banner, the first indication of feather work with Christian images. [41] At first, feather work was suppressed by the Spanish as part of their efforts to eradicate the old religion. However, they soon changed tactics and employed the feather workers to create Christian images.
Down feathers are fluffy because they lack barbicels, so the barbules float free of each other, allowing the down to trap air and provide excellent thermal insulation. At the base of the feather, the rachis expands to form the hollow tubular calamus (or quill) which inserts into a follicle in the skin. The basal part of the calamus is without ...