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The male is a glossy black-green with the wings, base of wings, and tail a glossy black-blue. [14] The tip of the tail is white. [15] The back of the head and the neck have elongated feathers that have been described as gray [16] or light purple-white. [14] The upper back of the body and wings are spotted or streaked with white. [16]
Comb shape varies considerably depending on the breed or species of bird. Of the many types and shapes seen in chicken cocks the principal ones are: [2]: 499 [3] the single comb, extending in a single line from the top of the base of the beak to the back of the head.
The portion of a bird's head found between the forehead —demarcated by an imaginary line drawn from the anterior corners of the eyes—and through the "remainder of the upper part of the head", to the superciliary line. The occiput or hindhead, is the posterior part of the crown. [133] cryptic plumage Also defined: phaneric plumage.
It has a black head, nape and throat, giving it the appearance of a black hood, which is bounded by a white neck collar, [25] which is around 3.2 cm (1.2 in) wide. The black hood is slightly glossy in bright light, can fade a little with age, [ 26 ] and is slightly duller and more brownish in the adult female.
Swimming birds have a wide sternum, walking birds have a long sternum, and flying birds have a sternum that is nearly equal in width and height. [19] The chest consists of the furcula (wishbone) and coracoid (collar bone) which, together with the scapula , form the pectoral girdle ; the side of the chest is formed by the ribs, which meet at the ...
Bird snake; Black-headed snake; Mexican black kingsnake; Black rat snake; Black snake. Red-bellied black snake; Blind snake. Brahminy blind snake; Texas blind snake; Western blind snake; Boa. Abaco Island boa; Amazon tree boa; Boa constrictor; Cuban boa; Dumeril's boa; Dwarf boa; Emerald tree boa; Hogg Island boa; Jamaican boa; Madagascar ...
The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek βουκέφαλος bouképhalos, ' bullheaded ', from boûs ' bull ', and kephalḗ, ' head ', a reference to the oddly bulbous head shape of the species. The species name albeola is a diminutive of Latin albus meaning ' white '. [6]
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents