Exam 3 Flashcards
Birds, Reptiles & Amphibians, Diagnostic Instruments, Surgical Instruments
Finch
Small birds with short stout bills
Canary
Yellow finch from Canary Islands
Ratite
Flightless bird with flat sternum
Parrot
Tropical birds with small hooked beaks
Toucan
Tropical America bird with large thin walled bill
Cockatoo
Light colored, crested parrot of Australia
Parakeet
Small, long-tailed parrot
Macaw
South American parrot with large curved bill
Budgerigars
Small Australian parakeet
Mynah
Starlings of SE Asia, dark with yellow bill
Passerine
Perching birds: Finch, sparrow, mynah, canary
Columbiformes
Doves and Partridges
Cock
Male chicken
Hen
Female chicken or turkey
Tom
Male turkey
Tercel
Male Hawk
Layer
Hen for egg production
Falcon
Female hunting bird of prey
Laying
Birthing
Chick
Young chicken
Broiler, Fryer
About 8 week chick
Poult
Young turkey
Fledgling
Young bird with new flight feathers
Squab
Young pigeon
Bevy, Covey
Collective of quail
Brood
Collective of hens
Flock
Collective of chickens
Rafter
Collective of turkeys
Clutch
Collective of eggs
Aviary
Housing for caged birds
Brooder
Housing for chicks
Coop
Housing for poultry
Mew
Housing for raptors
Ornithophobia
Fear of birds
Air sacs
Sacs of air in the respiratory tract of birds
Cere
Thickened skin at base of beak
Contour feather
Body and flight feathers
Rectrices
Tail flight feathers
Remiges
Flight feathers
Barb
Parallel filaments off of feather shaft
Barbule
Projections off feather barb
Calamus
Hollow part of feather shaft
Rachis
Distal shaft of feather with barbs
Shaft
Scapus or quill of a feather
Apterium
Tracts of skin without feathers
Candling
Transillumination of eggs to check for embryos
Chalaza
Rope-like structure that holds yolk in egg center
Choana
Posterior naris, includes cleft in hard palate
Cloaca
Bird rectal opening common for feces, urine, and eggs
Infundibulum
End of oviduct nearest to the ovary
Magnum
Middle portion of the oviduct
Isthmus
Portion of oviduct that adds shell to eggs
Columella
Bony replacement for the malleus, incus, and staples
Cuttlebone
Internal shell of cuttlefish, source of calcium and needed abrasion of beak
Debeaking
Trimming the beak to prevent fight injuries
Egg bound
Unable to eliminate egg at proper time
Filoplume
Small feathers with few barbs except at tip and may have sensory function
Gizzard
Muscular, grinding pouch located after glandular stomach, “ventriculus”