Birds 1 Flashcards
All orders of birds include the word ______ which means “in the form of”.
formes
List the 5 orders of birds.
- galliformes
- anseriformes
- columbiformes
- passeriformes
- psittaciformes
Match each bird order to what it means: “in the form of _______”.
- galliformes
- anseriformes
- columbiformes
- passeriformes
- psittaciformes
- chicken
- goose
- dove
- sparrow
- parrot
What is the main use of the order galliformes?
food supply (meat & eggs)
Which bird order includes most songbirds?
passeriformes
_________ is not an order of bird but is a term meaning “to snatch” based on common behavior.
raptor
Term for the type of bird with a flat sternum, and therefore, it has poor flight muscles and cannot fly well.
ratites
Examples of ratites.
ostrich, emu, kiwi
(T/F) Avian skin is less vascular than mammals and may be less sensitive to pain.
True
(T/F) Birds have sweat glands.
False
The ________ gland is commonly called the “preen gland” made of ___ lobes and a central _______.
uropygial
2
papilla
What mode of secretion does the uropygial gland produce? Where is this gland located?
holocrine
dorsal surface of rump
Function of secretions from uropygial gland. (3)
water-proofing
anti-UV
anti-bacterial
Term for specialized areas on avian breast with increased vascularity and decreased feathers.
brood patches
Function of brood patches.
thermoregulation/heat support for babies
Match what term corresponds to each definition regarding head structures of the chicken:
- projection on median plane
- flaps of skin at junction of beak and head
- between external auditory meatus
- comb
- wattles
- ear lobe
Function of comb, wattles, and ear lobes in the chicken.
heat transfer & courtship display
What are 3 possible variations of the comb in the chicken?
single comb
rose comb
pea comb
A white ear lobe in the chicken vs. red means what?
white-shelled eggs
brown-shelled eggs
Turkeys have a frontal process or _________, a projection of skin between upper beak and head. What kind of muscle is it made of?
snood
smooth muscle
Term for fleshy protuberance hanging from a turkey’s neck. What tissue type is its core made of?
caruncles
mucous connective tissue
Term for large projection of hair-like feathers at junction of neck and trunk, typical in male turkeys.
beard
Term for sharp, cutting edges of upper and lower beak.
tomia
What hard keratin plaque develops at the tip of a bird’s upper beak during incubation so it can crack through the shell?
egg tooth
Term for swelling on upper beak in pigeons and psittacine birds.
cere
What can the cere be used to determine birds?
sex
blue = male
brown = female
Purpose of “debeaking” or beak trimming.
prevent feather pulling and injury to flock mates (production birds)
Birds have a tuft of feathers above the ear lobe which covers the external acoustic meatus called __________.
ear coverts
Birds have one auditory ossicle in the middle ear from the tympanic membrane to the vestibular window called __________.
columella
