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The symbolic association of peacock feathers with the wings of angels led to the belief that the waving of such liturgical fans resulted in an automated emission of prayers. This affinity between peacocks' and angels' feathers was also expressed in other artistic media, including paintings of angels with peacock feather wings [58]
The scapular region and wings are made of chestnut colored primary feathers with black secondaries. The tail is dark brown with glossy green chest, buff thighs, and blackish-brown abdomen and tail coverts. [14] [15] Close-up of the tail covert, showing the distinct eye-spot. The male is best known for its elongated train, which extend from the ...
a male songbird's (i.e. singer's) filter contains the range of songs that it can develop; a female songbird's (i.e. receiver's) filter contains the range of songs that it finds acceptable for mate choice; In one possible situation, the population consists mainly of birds with wide filters.
A male peacock’s train plumage, on the other hand, is spectacular! Wooing His Mate The most eye-catching parts of the train plumage are the ocelli or ‘eyespots’.
A peacock s struts across the street at the Auburn Creek Apartment complex in Lincoln on Dec. 18, 2003. The birds can be spotted on rooftops, in oak trees and on people’s balconies.
The combination of song and dance to create a complex courtship display is favored by sexual selection, with females assessing the male's ability to perform a well-choreographed display. Superb lyrebirds [ 32 ] and long-tailed manakins give elaborate displays involving vocal and non-vocal sound production as well as visual displays.
Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water.
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