Feathers

Question 1

Auriculars

Answer 1

Feathers just below and behind the eye that cover the ear

Question 2

Belly

Answer 2

Patch along midline above legs. It could be bare brood patch. May be covered in feathers

Question 3

Chest

Answer 3

Also breast. Broad area on front between wings.

Question 4

Crown

Answer 4

Area on very top of head along midline. Can be crest.

Question 5

Flank

Answer 5

Broad area on side of bird between wing and leg

Question 6

Forehead

Answer 6

The patch just above the upper beak along the midline

Question 7

Lore

Answer 7

Small patch between eye and upper beak

Eye stripes run across Lorne’s and continue behind eye

Question 8

Malar region

Answer 8

Patch running from the beak back to area between throat and eye.

Question 9

Mantle

Answer 9

Area between wings on bird’s back

Question 10

Nape

Answer 10

Area on the back of a bird’s head and neck

Question 11

Primaries

Answer 11

Stiff feathers on the outer portion ( hand) of the wing that generate forward thrust during flight

Question 12

Rump

Answer 12

An area on the back of a bird below the mantle and above the tail; can be brightly colored as in the yellow-rumped warbler.

Question 13

Secondaries

Answer 13

Stiff feathers on the inner middle portion (forearm) wing that generate lift during flight.

Question 14

Side

Answer 14

An area adjacent to the wing toward the belly.

Question 15

Supercilium

Answer 15

A stripe of feathers running for the upper beak and up over the eye, much like am eyebrow.

Question 16

Tail

Answer 16

A set of stiff feathers at the rear of the bird arranged in symmetrical pairs on either side of the midline; most birds have six pairs; only the central pair attach to bone with ligaments; help birds steer in flight; tail feathers are also called rectrices

Question 17

Throat

Answer 17

An area just below the beak on the front of the bird, often brightly colored in male hummingbirds

Question 18

Under tail coverts

Answer 18

Feathers between the legs and under the tail that smooth the airflow over the base of the tail feathers

Question 19

Underwing coverts

Answer 19

Feathers on the underside of the wing that smooth the airflow over the base of the wing feathers

Question 20

Uppertail coverts

Answer 20

Feathers just above the tail that south the airflow over the base of the tail feathers; can be elaborate as in the mail peacock.

Question 21

Malar region

Answer 21

Patch running from the beak back to area between throat and eye.

Question 22

Mantle

Answer 22

Area between wings on bird’s back

Question 23

Nape

Answer 23

Area on the back of a bird’s head and neck

Question 24

Primaries

Answer 24

Stiff feathers on the outer portion ( hand) of the wing that generate forward thrust during flight

Question 25

Rump

Answer 25

An area on the back of a bird below the mantle and above the tail; can be brightly colored as in the yellow-rumped warbler.

Question 26

Secondaries

Answer 26

Stiff feathers on the inner middle portion (forearm) wing that generate lift during flight.

Question 27

Side

Answer 27

An area adjacent to the wing toward the belly.

Question 28

Supercilium

Answer 28

A stripe of feathers running for the upper beak and up over the eye, much like am eyebrow.

Question 29

Tail

Answer 29

A set of stiff feathers at the rear of the bird arranged in symmetrical pairs on either side of the midline; most birds have six pairs; only the central pair attach to bone with ligaments; help birds steer in flight; tail feathers are also called rectrices

Question 30

Throat

Answer 30

An area just below the beak on the front of the bird, often brightly colored in male hummingbirds

Question 31

Under tail coverts

Answer 31

Feathers between the legs and under the tail that smooth the airflow over the base of the tail feathers

Question 32

Underwing coverts

Answer 32

Feathers on the underside of the wing that smooth the airflow over the base of the wing feathers

Question 33

Uppertail coverts

Answer 33

Feathers just above the tail that south the airflow over the base of the tail feathers; can be elaborate as in the mail peacock.