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Avifilopluma ("bird filoplumes") is a clade containing all animals with feathers.Unlike most clades, which are defined based on relative relationships, Avifilopluma is defined based on an apomorphy, that is, a unique physical characteristic shared by one group and not found outside that group (in this case, feathers).
A plumed helmet. A plume is a special type of bird feather, possessed by egrets, ostriches, birds of paradise, quetzals, pheasants, peacocks and quails.They often have a decorative or ornamental purpose, commonly used among marching bands and the military, worn on the hat or helmet of the wearer.
A rock dove nestling with visible pin feathers A budgie with pinfeathers from infancy. A pin feather is a developing feather on a bird. [1] This feather can grow as a new feather during the bird's infancy, or grow to replace one from moulting. The pin feather looks somewhat like a feather shaft.
The color of their feathers depends on the environment surrounding the bird. [27] Currently, there is no direct correlation between the birds' colors and mate choice. Rather, it plays a bigger role in territory. [28] The northern flicker may also point its bill forward towards a competitor for territorial reasons. [25] Juvenile northern ...
Antique Tian-tsui (Kingfisher feather) hair pins. 19th century. Chinese Qing kingfisher feather tiara, circa 1851-1861AD. Tian-tsui (Chinese traditional: 點翠, Chinese simplified: 点翠, pinyin: diǎncuì, "dotting with kingfishers") is a style of Chinese art featuring kingfisher feathers. For 2,000 years, the Chinese have been using the ...
He used the names "poly-bird" and "poe-bird". He praised the bird: "The flesh is most delicious, and was the greatest luxury the woods afforded us." [5] In 1782 the English ornithologist John Latham included the tūī as the "poë bee-eater" in his book A General Synopsis of Birds. Latham described a specimen in the Leverian Museum in London. [6]
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The crest is made up of semiplume feathers: a long rachis with barbs on either side. These are plumulaceous feathers, meaning that they are soft and bendable. In birds, these semiplumes are common along the head, neck, and upper back, and may be used for buoyancy and sensing vibrations. Crests on birds are generally used for display purposes.