Feathers

Question 1

Contour feathers

Answer 1

Basic vaned feathers of body and wings, including large flight feathers of tail and wings. Smaller contour feathers that cover the body have symmetrical vanes divided between a firm distal vane area and soft inner vane area.

Question 2

Remiges

Answer 2

Remiges are wing flight feathers, including primaries, secondaries, and tertiaries. They are pennaceous contour feathers with prominent asymmetrical vanes.

Question 3

Rectrices

Answer 3

Rectrices are large vaned tail flight feathers. Similar in structure to remiges, also asymmetrical vanes.